School: Ínse Cloch (roll number 7101)

Location:
Inchiclogh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Críodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0284, Page 061

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  1. There is a fort in Cahernacrine and it is called the Chair, and there is a story connected with it. One day a father and son were captured making wine. They were of the Danish race and it was the Irish soldiers, who captured them. They were told that they would not be shot if they told how they made the wine, the father was going to be shot first, and he was afraid that the son would tell if he, himself would be shot first, so he said to shoot the son first and that he would tell them. When the son was shot, he was delighted and said to shoot himself then.
    In the middle of this fort a quern was found and it is from this quern that Cahernacrine got its name. The Danes, who built the Chair, it is said, built it to hide their gold and silver vessels. It is said there are many things buried there. It was never explored, for the people did not like to interfere with it but one day a man was digging garden near the fort, and he found a copper cup and saucer buried under the ground
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cahernacrin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Miss Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    71
    Address
    Cahernacrin, Co. Cork