School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)
- Location:
- Castleisland, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 241
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- In Knocknagoshel, in John Reidy's farm is an old fort which is said to be haunted. At night fall a fairy woman was often seen sitting on the fort knitting. One time Mr Reidy mowed hay which was growing on the fort, he fell sick and was in bed for six months. Music is still heard there.
There was another fort in the townland of Kncokarinnke but a man named Laurence HIckey dug it up some years ago, so that the remains are all that is to be seen now. He found kettles, pots, saucepans and a great number of other things buried there. He put them into a cart, but as he was leading the horse out of the field, he ran(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Carmody
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meenbannivane, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Wren
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyduff, Co. Kerry
