School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (C.) (roll number 9686)

Location:
Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 139

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 139

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    burial place for upbaptised babies.
    Fennessys Fort:
    A Fenian soldier was shot near here and his ghost is seen in the fort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Of the many forts all are of circular shape, surrounded by a fence of clay. It is said that a family whose name is still common in the district interfered once with a fort and suffered for years afterwards with sickness and misfortune.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. secret societies (~18)
          1. Fenians (~141)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Eileen Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleconnell, Co. Limerick