School: Tisrara (C.) (roll number 14930)
- Location:
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhlaithbheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 387
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- There is a fort about half a mile from the school. It is called the fort. It is in the town land of Keel.
There are other forts also. I never heard of anything about them. I only know one of the forts. There are trees on top of the fort. I never heard of anyone to go down through the hole.I do not know of any story attached to the fort. I do not know who built them.
Some say there are fairies around that fort. I never heard of anyone saying they saw a light in it.
There is a fort in the town land of Turrock. there are lights seen several nights going around. It is said that the people who lived around that place saw fairies in it and some say they knew some of them. They were their neighbours that lived on earth and the people knew the before they died. It is called the Liss
- Collector
- Mary Donnelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garrynphort, Co. Roscommon
