School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile

Location:
Kinsale, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Úna
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  1. The White Lady of Charles Fort. Another version of the legend given by Séamus Breathnac.
    Here we are on the walls of Charles Fort actually on the spot called the Devil's Bastion. From the platform we can look into, and touch the roofless walls of a building which has the letter T painted over the door. This is the T House associated with the troubled spirit of the White Lady. In many a place far away from Kinsale has been told the story of the White Lady. But to listen to the tale on the
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    Language
    English
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    Séamus Breathnach
    Gender
    Male