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School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)

Location:
Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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    The Fairy Fort
    Townland:- B. Derreen
    Town:- Ballaghadereen
    Barony:- Costello
    County:- Roscommon
    Told By:- Mrs Grady. C???. B.D???
    Age:- 71 years
    Written By:- Sean Snee 14 years
    Age:- 14 years
    The branch line from Kilfree station to Ballaghadereen had to be cut through a fort. The first train ran on this line on the first of a month. It was said that the fairies met on the first of the month. All went well until the train came as far as the fort. It then stopped short and would not go.
    Try as they might the train would not move until the following morning. It then went as though it had sever been stopped.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Snee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Grady
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon