School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 337

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  3. XML “Ráthanna agus Liosanna”
  4. XML “Old Roads”
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  1. In gleann Craun there is a fort. In this fort there is a pot of gold, and a pot of silver hidden. It is said that there is a cat and a man with four eyes minding it. This fort is built in a hole, and is of equal height with a hill. It is built of clay and stones and is round.
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  2. There is an old road leading from Ashfield to Coolarty which is called the Board of Work. It was made in the time of the Board of Works and is going through a crag.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Fhógartaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coad, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas Fogarty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Coad, Co. Clare
  3. There is an old road leading from Con Cullinanes to Michael O'Hallorans which is called "the bog road". The road leading from Tom Kenny's cross to John Howard's cross is called the crag road. These roads were made in the time of the Board of Works.
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