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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

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Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 270

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    There are a few forts in the school district. Cormeen fort, Carnaville fort, and Corrabuggy fort. The giants grave lies between Cormeen, and Carnaville fort. There is a stray sod in Shanwella in the townland of Carnaville, and a number of people went astray in it.
    In olden times it was said that there was battles fought on the sight where these forts now stand, and all that was killed in the battles were buried there. Every fort is circular and is surrounded
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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
    Lena Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigagh, Co. Meath
    Informant
    John Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigagh, Co. Meath