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School: An Clochar, Baile an Mhuilinn (roll number 1859)

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Milltown, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Fionnbharra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0433, Page 234

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    "Fairy Forts"
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    There is a round fort in Farranmanagh, a town-land about a mile and a half from Miltown. Around it are two ditches. In the outer one is an opening which leads underground to another fort in the town-land of Farran. The two are in view of each other.
    It is said that the fort in the town-land of Farranmanagh was built by the Danes. No one has ever gone under ground or never found out what is under or what it was used for. The inside and outside of this fort were ploughed, and nothing happened to those who interfered as a result.
    Potatoes grew in this fort, and the people that ate
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Síghle Ní Néill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Máire Bean Uí Chuirc
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    83
    Address
    Farranmanagh, Co. Kerry