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School: Drom Loiste (roll number 5113)

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Drumlusty, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Seán Ó Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 013

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    The forts in our district, Drumlusty, in the parish of Innisheen, in the barony of Farney, County of Monaghan, are:-
    1. Drumlusty fort.
    2. Three forts in Carraig a Seoin field
    3. The scotch mans fort,
    4. The round doe.
    1. Drumlusty fort. Drumlusty fort is a fort with a wall built round it, then there is a mound of ground on top of that, then it is level.
    2. Carraig a seoin forts. Carraig a seoin forts are level with the field. There is bushes around them.
    3. Scotch man's fort. There is a cave in the middle of the scotch man's fort. It is a high mound of ground.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Dooley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumlusty, Co. Monaghan