School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)

Location:
Gaile, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Meachair
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  1. Fairy Forts
    There is a fairy fort in our farm in the townland of Glenbane. One night Tom Doyle was passing at about half past twelve. He heard a lovely fiddle the nicest music he ever heard. He lisened. He kept walking because he thought of a story about a man that heard and listened and was taken by the fairies. Another night two men named Mick and Ned Brennan were cutting a hurley. They cut it several times but they could not knock it but when they went out the next morning it was on the ground.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenbane Upper, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Thomas Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenbane Upper, Co. Tipperary
  2. There is one fort in Mr Tom Dwyer's and there is another one in Mr O Meara's. they are called forts. There is a fort in the townland of Clahague. There is a green path from Mr Tom Dwyer's fort to Mr O Meara's.They are round and shape with
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