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

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 331

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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.

Collector
Eileen Browne
Gender
female
Address
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Informant
Mary Brosnan
Gender
male
Age
75
Address
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Language
English

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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