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1. Fairy Forts

   

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   There are few forts in my district because the land is peaty. It was supposed the Danes built these forts for defence. It is said while standing on one fort you can see two others. There is one fort in my district in Mr. John O'Carroll's land of Glencarney in the parish of Clonfert in the Co. of Cork. This fort is surrounded with a fence of stones with an entrance at one side. Nobody ever went into it for fear of fairies. There is a fort in Lisdangan in the parish of Clonfert in the Co. of Cork, there are many tales connected with it. A man with a hump who was living in that district often heard singing in the fort. One day he began to sing with them but the singing stopped suddenly. A few moments later he heard a voice saying take the hump off him. That moment he was able to stand upright.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Angland

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newmarket, Co. Cork

   Informant

   J. Shine

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   61

   Address

   Glennakeel South, Co. Cork