School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 192
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- (continued from previous page)and it is called a moat. It is not in view of any other fort. It is in the shape of a circle. There is a wall of stone around it.
There is another in the townland of Delvin. It is int he shape of a circle. There is no wall around it. There is no hole under it. There is supposed to be a crock of gold in the moat of Delvin and a white cat watching it at night. There are supposed to have been fairies living there at one time.
There is another fort in Clonarney. It is circular. There is an entrance hole in the centre of it going to Clonarney Churchyard.
- Collector
- Oliver Glennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Thomas Glennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
