School: Scoil na mBráthar, Dúrlas Éile
- Location:
- Thurles, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Br. T. S. Ó Maoilchiaráin
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- John Larkin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Innisfallen Avenue, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Miss Larkin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Innisfallen Avenue, Co. Tipperary
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“I know a fort. ...”
I know a fort. It is situated in Mr. Fionns land. The man is living in Ballycahill. One day a man went into the fort. He was going to plough the fort. He said, "before I will plough it. I will put four sticks one at each corner." He then went into the middle of the fort and he said. "If ye do not want me to plough the forth take away the four sticks. " He went in to take his dinner. When he came out from his dinner the sticks(continues on next page)
