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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

Location:
Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0321

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  1. Fairy Forts

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    Fairy forts are so numerous around this locality that they never have been counted.
    The nearest fairy fort to this school is Lissara. It is about one half a mile from the school.
    2. There is another fairy fort in Dervans field. It is only a few yards in off the road. It is about a mile from Abbey. There is another fort in Brookfield. It is situated about a mile from the school.
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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
    Neil Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway