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School: Stuacán (roll number 14051)

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Muingwore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhiadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 246

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    There are two forts in the townland of Rathdonnel, they are connected by an underground passage.
    There is no entrance to Rathdonnel fort and the passage leading into Rathmaol fort is now nearly closed in with ferns and other flowers.
    Lights were seen continually on those forts.
    It is said that a man named James Jordan was walking by Rathmaol fort on night, he heard some lovely music and he went up to the top of the fort to find where the music was coming from, someone
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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
    Mary Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Muingwore, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs M. Jordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathomisk, Co. Mayo