School: An Léim Gearr (roll number 8766)
- Location:
- Lemgare, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Duffy
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- 1. On the farm of Peter McMahon, Lisdungormal there is a fairy fort. Peter once ploughed a field beside the fort. Next morning four or five scores had been turned into position again - this was the pad of the fairies.
- 2. There is a fairy fort in Listrakelt, Derrynoose. A woman named Alice Treanor who lived near it used get half-a-crown on the dresser every morning when she used rise. She said it was from the fairies but when she told the tale to someone the money stopped coming.
- 3. There is a fort on Johnny Carragher's farm in Cremartin. A man whom Johnny had working beside the fort found a lovely violin under the ground.
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- Collector
- Teresa Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cremartin, Co. Monaghan