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School: Cnoc an Dúin (C.) (roll number 11377)

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Forthill, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máire Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 291

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    Five miles from Sligo is Drumcliffe, with the ruins of its beautiful sculptured cross.
    On the opposite side of the road is the ramains of a round tower.
    People say that it was built by a red haired woman and that she would have built it higher only for she saw a man coming and then she vanished.
    Other people say that when that tower falls it will
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Guinnín
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Sligo, Co. Sligo