School: Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9317)
- Location:
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Lochlainn
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in one fort you will see another.The Danes made them that way,in order they could make signs and tokens to other soldiers when they were going to fight .Soldiers used to stay in the forts. People think ghosts are seen there also ,in the daytime and nightime.Once a man was going for a coffin ,and he passed the fort.he heard people laughing,crying and laughing.
There is a place in Jim Reidy's farm known as "Cratha an Áth".Once a Priest was passing that place .he was going to Salachbuly and he got drowned in the Riber and was buried in "Cratha an Áth."A lot of children have also been buried there .Children who were not baptized,and only got lay Baptism.People say the Priest's ghost is seen there still .(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Downes
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
