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School: Baldoyle Convent (roll number 11883)

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Baldoyle, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr Augustine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 184

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    Fairy Forts
    April 1938
    There was a Fairy Fort which was in Burrow Field. Not long ago many sculls were there. Among these there was a beautiful set of teeth. It is said that after the battle of Clontarf many soldiers were shot and buried there so that is how sculls were found on the hill.
    There is also another Fairy Fort just behind Kilbarrack Cemetary. It is said that a certain man was going home at night and he saw the fairies dancing around the hill and afterwards they disappeared.
    Lillie Gough
    I got this information from
    Mrs Roche
    2 New Road
    Baldoyle
    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
    Lillie Gough
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Informant
    Mrs Roche
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baldoyle, Co. Dublin