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

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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  1. One day a man was walking in his land adjoining the fort when he saw clothes spread out on the hedge of the fort. He thought that it was his wife that had put them there but when he went home he found out that she put no clothes there. Some time later his son went but he saw no clothes there.
    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
    Eileen Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mary Brosnan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
  2. There is a fort in Timothy Sheehy's land in Ballinclocher. One night three boys dreamt that gold was hidden there and they set out to search for it. When they reached the fort they started
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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
    Eileen Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mary Brosnan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry