School: Cliffoney (B.) (roll number 13882)
- Location:
- Cliffony, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Patrick Mc Hugh
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- In the homeland of Creevymore Parish of Ahamlish, Barony of Carbury, Co Sligo, in a field belonging to Mr Thomas Hannon is an old fort known locally as "Teampul Buidhe."
The local people do not like to speak about it, as they say the "good people" dwell there.
About a month ago or so, a boy named Michael Hargardon of Creevymore whose house is very near this fort was going home from Creerykeel Crossroads about midnight. He walked very near the fort on his way home. He saw very bright lights all around the fort but did not pay much attention to them.
The following nights he was going home late and as he was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Cliffony, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Felix Mc Garrigle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Bunduff, Co. Sligo
- (continued from previous page)never crowed. No sooner had they been brought away again, they crowed just as before.
