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School: St. Brigid's, Newbliss (roll number 4192)

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Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
John Cunningham
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 182

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  1. Fairy Forts

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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr P. Pollock
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Descart, Co. Monaghan

  2. Fairy Forts

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    A man named John Smyth tried to cut away the bushes but could not do so.
    Owen Sherry was crossing by this fort in Rossnaglough one day about 11 o'clock and heard like knocking on the door and after some time, saw a wee man running through the fort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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