School: Kilfenora (B.) (roll number 2155)

Location:
Kilfenora, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mag Fhloinn
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    but he got no answer. A little bit up from the gate there is another one. The man hit the horse and put him inside the wall of the ditch. The was the end of the horse-man.
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  2. These are name's of forths and lioces around the locality, Burke's forth on the top of Holywell hill, One in Hegearty's in Tullagha, Sweeney's forth in Docter's Hill, On the top of Doon Hill in Mc Machon's field, It is the biggest of them all, Another one in the back of O'Briens in Lickeen, There was one of the seven crosses on top of Burkes forth, In the forth on top of Doon in oldden times there was a door going in to it and little ponies used to come out grazing in the field, On Christmas morning long ago when the people used to coming to the early Mass, They used to hear music playing. Long ago when the Burke's used to have a servant this day he was sent out to cut the hay he went and cut the hay on top of the forth, That
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kilfenora, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male