School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab

Location:
Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Lighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 161

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  1. There is a fort in Derryconnell. It has three rings around it. The door of the fort is at the end of one of the rings. Lights are seen around the fort often. Once a man went to till around the fort, and he was found dead by a man who was coming from a fair.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gurteenroe, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Donovan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gurteenroe, Co. Cork