School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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   as fresh as the day he cut it.

   People say that it is not right to touch a stick or a stone in old forts, or any branch on a fairy tree.

   (Caroline Larkin, Craugh)

   

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   There is a fort in Lissard. Lissard means the high fort. It is about a mile from Kilconnell. There is supposed to be a ghost seen with a light every night. During the night, it has the shape of a woman. During the day, it goes out in the field to eat grass, and takes the shape of a hare. There is a story told about this hare- At one time, the people used to be watching the hare, for she was a good one. One day, the hunts-men went out with their dogs. They were following all day, and in the end, the dogs caught her, and hurt her. She raced into the fort: they followed her in when they got in, what did they see, but an old woman

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
   2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Betty Carty

   Gender

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