School: Áth Treasna (C.) (roll number 16648)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthile
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“My grandmother told me that the Danes used build the forts in order to protect themselves from their enemies...”
(continued from previous page)the neighbours houses and remain there until the people would be gone to bed and then go up on the window crying mournfully and if the people ever heard this cry they would believe some one belonging to them was dead.
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“It is custom that unbaptised childrem are buried in forts”
It is custom that unbaptised children are buired in forts. In the Lisdangan fort. some children not baptised were buried about fifty-four years ago (no title)
“There was a man who went to a fair.”
C. Collins told me this story about fairy forts
There was once a man who went to a fair.
On his way he met a man who was going to break stones and the man who was going to the fair said to the other man, do not mind breaking(continues on next page) - Collector
- Cháit Ní Chinnéide
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mountkeeffe, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr C. Collins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork