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School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)

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Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 534

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    There is a fort in Ballymakea called Murrihy's fort. The shape of this fort is round and is surrounded by a fence. It is said the Irish people built those forts to save themselves from the Danes.
    One night a man went to search for gold in Murrihy's fort in Ballymakea. A fairy came to him and told him to search for the gold and not to be afraid. He went to search for the gold and the fairy turned herself into a large cat. The man got afraid and went away. The cat turned herself into a fairy again and told him not to be afraid. He went to search for the gold again and the cat came again. The man got afraid and the fairy struck him dumb and blind and told him never again to interfere with the fort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Shandrum, Co. Clare