School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire

Location:
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Celestine
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    Almost every field on my uncle's farm has a special name....

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    a hall in the middle of it and there is a mound of earth all around it but the hall is in ruins at present as nobody used go to it.
    About three miles from this town there is a hill which is called "The Fairy Fort" because the fairies used to live in it long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Boher, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    May Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Boher, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr T. Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boher, Co. Tipperary