School: An Cheathrú Gharbh

Location:
Carrowgarve, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 472

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  1. In Brackwansha there is a field called “lisheen”. This means the little fort. Through the field there are little hills. Those hills indicate the places where children used to be buried long ago, without being baptized. There is a small fort in it also, It is said that if you were going through that field at night you would go astray and that you would not get out of it unless you would turn your coat inside out.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gillespie
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr J Mc Guiness
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brackwanshagh, Co. Mayo