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School: Cill Átha (roll number 9298)

Location:
Killagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Pender
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0124

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    Near my home in the townland of Killaghmore and in the parish of Cappatagle there is a fairy fort.
    There is a fence of earth round the fort and outside the fence there is a drain and the drain is again surrounded by another fence of earth. The fort is round in shape. There is an entrance in the centre. Many people have explored the interior and they found a number of cells under the ground. The stones which were on the edge of the entrance have collapsed so that the entrance is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Killagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Killagh More, Co. Galway