School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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    later little O'Flaherty fell sick and he began rapidly to decline. Some time later he died. His mother always blamed the haws from the fort for it.
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  2. A group of girls from the village of Lixnaw went to Liosuachtar picking haws, when they had their pockets full they went towards the gap but seated there was a man with his head bandaged. They passed him but when they were gone some distance he followed them. They ran to the road there they met an old woman whose name was Norry Harte. They told her what had happened and she stood on
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mary Brosnan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry