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School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire

Location:
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 382

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  1. Fairy Forts

    “There are numerous forts in my district, some of them are known as Raths and more are known as Forts.”

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    There are numerous forts in my district, some of them are known as Raths and more are known as Forts. Their origin is said to be Danish as history tells us that the Danes built fortresses here and there for safety.
    There are many forts in my locality that go by the name of "Lis". There is an amount of superstitions concerning forts. People say it is not lucky to bring anything out of a fort
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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
    Betty Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Carriggal, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr M. Fogarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    93
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Kilcolman, Co. Tipperary