School: Moynalty (C.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- Some forts are in the district.One of them is in Kingsfort. A fort is a high mound of earth with trees growing on the outer side. There was a bull buried there called Royal Sovereign and there was a sovereign buried with him. In the field where the fort is it was seen lighted up lately. One is in Balltrasna. In this fort clay pipes are found.
There are two forts in Billywood, one of them have trees on the inner side.
There is a small one in Avondale.
There is also a fort in Rat Cumaskey with trees scattered on it.Large numbers of clay pipes are said to be found in the fort and are supposed to belong to leipreacains or geanncanass as they are called locally.
