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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 438

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    The forts are very disfigured now from what they were long ago when first they were built. There is one in our hill, and my Father said that the Danes fought there, and it was they that built it for their own safety.
    At last the Irish got it by a hard fight, and many Irish Chieftains after the battle were buried there.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Donaghey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Philip Donaghey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal