School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)
- Location:
- Edergole, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Philip
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 289
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- (continued from previous page)searched for it next day. The night was an unusually quiet one. People have since avoided that way at those hours. Fairy music was often heard coming from the direction of the fort in low sweet strains. But if one approached the place the music stopped as though the fairies were aware of a foreign presence.
Another fort stands on the same farm on a higher hill. It is also covered with trees and there is a high ring around it. There is a hollow circular space in the centre. This fort is very beautiful in summer and commands a fine view of the country for miles around.
The name given to this fort(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mollie Dowd
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carsan, Co. Monaghan
