School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Lighin
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- There are several forts in this district. There are three forts in Cooragurteen about two miles from the town.
- There is a fort in a place called Ballycummisk. It is near the sea, and was first found about two years ago by people who were ploughing. It is a hole going down through the ground, with four stone walls. You could not see down now, beacuse it it filled in when they got too[?]. They could only see the walls. They dug down about a yard, and then drove down a ten foot crowbar, but the bottom could not be found. Very small pipes were found and shells This field is sloping to the sea. A stone about a yard long was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Vincent Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycummisk, Co. Cork
