School: Tigneatha
- Location:
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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- Fairy Forts
There is a fort in James Burke's field in Brackra grange. It is a big hill and an entrance hole through the middle. It is built with big flags. It supposed to be build by the Danes. There is another in Pat Bohan's field in Sprengarden and through a big hill. It is said that a calf once went through it and he out in gurrane in gohery's yard a distance of half a mile. The entrance hold is now closed. There is another in John Halloran's field in the townsland of Rehan. it is called a lios. It is circular in shape and a big hold around about in the shape of a river. There is a row of trees around at the trunk of it. Long ago people used to say there used to be a dim light seen in it and they say that there used to be music heard also. There is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reaghan, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Laurence Noonan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Garraun, Co. Galway
