School: Dromclough (C.),

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Kilcarra Beg, Co. Kerry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0409, Page 065

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0409, Page 065

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  1. In every district there are fairy forts, and they are within view of each other. The old people say there is a passage under ground going from fort to fort. The fence around forts are "céirins" and trees grow on them.
    Long ago the owner of "Ferm fort" had a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Kirby
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Skehanierin (Egan), Co. Kerry