School: Carpenterstown (Templefanum) (roll number 5415)

Location:
Carpenterstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mary Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0722, Page 167

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    field. In knockadoon there is another fort in a field belonging to Daniel Corrigan. The fairies are supposed to live in these forts and the owners of the land where these forts are never interfere with them when ploughing or planting crops, as they consider it unlucky. People say if you went into the field in which one of these forts is situated, at night, you would go astray and unless you had the presence of mind to turn your coat inside out you would be going through the field the whole night.
    About a mile and a half from Carpenterstown school in the district of Annagh there is a fort in Cooke's field. There is a circular path in the middle of the fort and it is said, any animal that crosses this path into the circle dies instantly. If you hit the surface of the fort it has a hallow sound.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Coyle
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Coyle
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Hilltown, Co. Westmeath