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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 124

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    These are some of the fairy forts that are in the district. In Mr. Byrne's field there is a fairy palace. It is in the townland of Martinstown and it is in a field called "Gleann na Sagairt". There is another fairy fort in Martinstown also. These two forts are within view of each other.
    There is a fort on the Fair Green and another in Frayne and one on Otterstown. These three forts are not within view of each other.
    In the two forts in Martinstown there are no
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Maye
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr Maye
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath