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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Teampoll Mór (roll number 9407)

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Templemore, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 188

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    be seen the other two forts and this seems to verify the old saying that from any fort or liss there can be seen two others.
    In one side of the above mentioned fort there is a hole in the rocks supposed to be the entrance to a cave but I have never heard of anyone entering it to explore the interior.
    The other two abodes of the fairies are called forts and are only circular mounds of earth planted with trees and there are no entrances to either of them. These places seem to have been built for shelter, from attacks by enemies and the earth all round was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nell O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    College Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr James O' Meara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    College Hill, Co. Tipperary