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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 348

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    National School Lixnaw and bordering on "fortfield". Anyone who walks there about midnight is always led astray and cannot get out of it unless some human being comes along. If nobody arrives he has to remain there until morning. This happened to Paddy Daughton a man in this locality. One night he set out to visit a neighbour's house but when he entered this field he could not get out. He thought he saw the house in the distance but every time he went towards it, it disappeared. It was only when men who were card-playing in some house were returning about
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    History Edit
    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
    Mr M. Dore
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Ballynageragh, Co. Kerry