School: Mainistir Ó dTórna
- Location:
- Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 165
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- (continued from previous page)the fire reading a book or playing cards or telling stories or doing some other little job, to pass away the time. They used not call the big dances, dances at all but balls. Any kind of a dance at which food and drink were served was called a ball.
- There are many forts in my district the most important being Learys Fort, Egans Fort and Connors' Fort.
Learys Fort is near the house. There is only one ring round it this is made of earth. There is a door going from the top into the middle of it underground some place near the corner. Mr. Godly said that he went down through the door and when he got down somebody below threw pipes at him so he(continues on next page) - Collector
- Caitlín Ní Shíothcháin
- Gender
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