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   You could see seven forts from Ardra fort
   It is in Ardra fort the Danish chieftain who had command over the seven forts was supposed to live.

   

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2. Fairy Forts

   

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   There is a fort in Lisheencreagh. It is called Lis. It is circular in shape and there is a fence of earth around it. Once there was a man driving a cow over it and she was milked. The Danes are supposed to have built it. It is made up of rooms underneath and they are all arched. At midnight there is music and churning heard and lights seen in them. The owners never ploughed it or sat crops on it but they cut hay off it

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joseph Mac Carthy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Derrylahard, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Daniel Mac Carthy

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   65

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Derrylahard, Co. Cork