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School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

Location:
Duckstown, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Agnes O' Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 467

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  1. Fairy Forts in Duxtown and Adjoining Townlands - Chawkes Fort

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    About two hundred yds from our school there are the ruins of an old farm house and near it, portion of an old fort stands. It is told of the family who lived in this house that they were one day engaged in levelling the mound which surrounded the fort.
    When dinner time came they had half the fort levelled but they did not go out again as one of the men
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    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Dore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcolman East, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs P. Condon
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    91
    Address
    Kilcolman East, Co. Limerick