School: Cillín

Location:
Killeen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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  1. In Mrs. Clifford's land Moyney, Balleycastle, Co. Mayo there is a fort. It is in a green field. It is said the man that lived in the house before Clifford had a servant boy. When the boy would go out for hay he would see the rick on fire. He could get no hay. When the man himself went out he got the hay.
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  2. In Peter Langan's land Moyney, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo. There is an old lisheen. A child who was not born alive was buried there. It is round and not too high. There are some stones left on the side of
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyny, Co. Mayo