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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill na Mullach (roll number 11855)

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Buttevant, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 336

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    the centre of which is a deep opening. It is surrounded by furze bushes.
    These forts are never interfered with, because ill-luck is said to follow those who meddle with them in any way. A certain man who had a fort in his land wanted to make the ground level so he removed all the earth from the fort. On returning next morning he found, to his surprise, that all the earth was up on the fort again just as if it had never been removed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Ellen Hanley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John O' Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Buttevant, Co. Cork