School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 036

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 036

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    On the summit of the hill overlooking Finner graveyard is a large mound locally called Fliencter. Tradition tells us that a boy named Kerrigan was taken away by the fairies...

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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Finner, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Aleer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumacrin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Aleer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumacrin, Co. Donegal
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    In the Ross about 1 3/4 miles from Bundoran there is a fort with a bush growing on it. One day a man named Dan Loughlin was cutting it when an old woman appeared and told him to go home...

    In the Ross about 1 3/4 miles from Bundoran there is a fort with a bush growing on it. One day a man named Dan Loughlin was cutting it when an old woman appeared and told him to go home and
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