School: Mullach Dubh

Location:
Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Blioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 143

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    He got very frightened and ran away but he could not get out so travelled through the fort the whole night. In the latter end, becoming very tired he sat down and fell asleep. When he awoke in the morning he found himself sitting on a stone in the fort.
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  2. Fairy Forts
    In the townland of Lisgorman their is a fairy fort and it is called the round fort. There are two forts in view of it one in the townland of Darkvalley and the other in the townland of Kilkossey. Each fat is circular in shape and is surrounded by a ring of stones and hazel trees.
    There is an entrance hole in each of these forts. It was here
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Martin Mc Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Corratawy, Co. Leitrim