School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)
- Location:
- Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0343, Page 345
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- In my district there are many forts. It's supposed that they were fortresses of Danes. They are circular in shape and are made up of earth, now over grown with moss and grass. Inside of those circles there is a hole leading under ground from one fort to another. All those passages are between two and three feet high and are lined all round with flags.
No one likes to interfere with these forts as any one who interfered with them in the olden times was suddenly stricken down and if they died it was said they were swept away by the faries for interfering with the forts. These are some stories I have been told in connection with forts. A man one time had three forts in his land. This man did not like so much of his ground(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr M. Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Woodfield, Co. Cork
