School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)

Location:
Graigue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 040

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 040

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    to own those lisses. Cats and weasels are said to be seen in the lisses about midnight. If any person ever ploughed those places people believe they would be unlucky.
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  2. In the neighbourhood of Graigue school there are several forts. There are four in the townland of Kilclooney and three in the townland of Graigue. The three lisses in Graigue can be seen from one another. Two of them in Kilclooney are within view of each other, and others outside the district can be seen from the two others. Around some of them there are high banks and the others look like raised circles of earth. These lisses were built by the Danes to hide their. Some are supposed to have been fortresses used by the Danes. In every place where money was hidden a man was killed and he was supposed to mind it
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Caplice
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr John Caplice
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Cork