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School: Castlecuffe, Mountmellick (roll number 8749)

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Castlecuffe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
J. Devereux
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 123

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    In my home district there are many fairy forts. They are called raths .Ballinahemmy and Coolagh are the townslands they are in.Trees are in circles around some of them, and they are round. Walls are around more of them and they are square. These are tunnels under all of them.Fairies live in the fairy forts.The Danes build them,to save themselves. There is often music heard in them,and lights seen in them, These are fairies in the fairy forts.
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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
    Annie Malone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Joseph Malone
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois