School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)
- Location:
- Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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- (continued from previous page)outside in the fort. She went out to put in the calf but the calf would not come in for her and she left it there and came in home. When she went out the next morning the stall door was closed and all the calves were inside. There are several stories told about cats being seen in forts. One night as my father was coming from the river a shower of rain fell and he took shelter from it in Jack McAuliffe's fort. He saw a big black cat standing before him. He quickly ran away and did not mind the rain.
- Collector
- Eddie Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockaunacurraheen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Patrick Sheehy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballintogher, Co. Kerry
