School: Dún Gaill (Dungeel) (roll number 12824)

Location:
Dungeel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam de Róiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0459, Page 038

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0459, Page 038

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  1. There is a fort at the other side of the Laune in a place called Gort na Sgarraidge.
    There is a very large fort and a very large fortification around it and a cave in the middle of it. The fort is in Breen's farm it is supposed to be built by the Danes in days gone by. Music is heard in the fort every night of the year at a certain time of the Night. Twenty four rooms are supposed to be in it and one hidden room where one could enter. The fortifications around the fort in eighteen feet high and one acre of land filled allround the fort.
    There are white thorn trees
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dermot Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolroe South, Co. Kerry