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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 129

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    (continued from previous page)
    he carried a root in his hand. "What are you holding?", asked his wife. "An old root I pulled out of the ground. I have brought it in for the fire". "Is it making gaps in the quick hedges you are?" she said. "Not as all". said he. "I have the fort rooted up to set potatoes in it". When she heard this she was frightened. "The good people will follow us" she said. "Never before did I hear of a man setting potatoes in a fort". Many and many is the time I have seen them riding down by the hill. I have heard their fiddles and their fifes, their shouts and their laughter".
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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
    Annie Hanly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcurly, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs M. Hanley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilcurly, Co. Limerick