School: Naomh Éamoinn, Dúnmaonmhuighe (roll number 10703)
- Location:
- Coolkellure, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Sorcha Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0304, Page 344
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- There is a fairy fort on my father's farm in the townland of Kinrath. It is locally called a lios.
Circular in shape, the lios is surrounded by an earthen fence on which hawthorn, furze and holly grows. Between the fence and the mound there is a deep dyke.
The entrance hole is in the centre of the lios, but there is supposed to be another, starting at the bottom of a nearby field, but is at present covered over with earth, etcetra.
Inside the lios there is supposed to be a great number of rooms, leading round in a circle. Once, two men started to explore the interior, but got no further than the second room, because the earth had fallen in and made further advance impossible.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Milly Jagoe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Informant
- Mr A. Jagoe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Keenrath, Co. Cork
