School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Aclint, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 298
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- (continued from previous page)The fairies come out of the mount and play music; The people say that on dark nights there is a light on it. The mount is now covered with bushes.
Written by Jane Clarke 10th Feb, 1938
told by John Clarke on 9th Feb, 1938
Crowmartin,
Ardee.
- There is an old fort or mount in Cromartin, Ardee and it is said that there was gold hidden in it and that a wild cat was minding it;
There is another old fort in Campell's field in Annagh Co Louth it is round and covered with bushes. There is an old fort in Holland's field in Co. Monaghan and there is a mount in Aclint and it was that O'Neill's army was on Holland's fort and that the Earl of Essex was on the mount of Aclint and they rode their horses down to the river, till they touched their saddle girths together and held a conference there. Essex went back to England and was beheaded by Queen Elizabeth for making a treaty(continues on next page) - Collector
- Annie Mohan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Mohan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aclint, Co. Louth
