School: Áth Dúna, Gleann an Phréacháin, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 12542)
- Location:
- Chimneyfield, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Duinnshléibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0382, Page 447
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- On the farm of Michael Twomey is a fort. His father-in-law John J Murphy tilled the fort and on his arrival home that evening he was deaf and remained so ever afterwards.
Wheat was sown in this fort and every day a white cow was seen grazing there. Then someone went to turn out the cow, there was no cow to be seen.
- A servant girl employed on that farm went to call the workmen to dinner one day. Whether she called the men or not she was never seen more. Tis said the good people "whepped" her into the fort.
- Similar to above Fr Sheehan now in Cork told me that in his native place,Currihealy was a fort which was tilled with the result that the owner became stone deaf.
I asked him the cause. It was his belief that the Druids put some spells on the forts and that and these were never removed. - In the parish of Aghaballogue and in the townland of Mountrivers is an inch by the banks of the Delehina where the "good people" played hurley ball. This inch is in the southern extremity of Patrick(continues on next page)
