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School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Eugene Conway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 301

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    There is a fairy fort at Jimmy Gerety's of Doorcy in the Parish of Carrickedmond. It is a circular fort and it covers about half an acre of land. There was a row of white thorn bushes around it. In the middle of the fort there is a big white thorn bush. The year the turf could not be got dry Jimmy Geretys father cut the white-thorn bushes around the fort down for fire wood. One evening Mick Reilly of Carrickedmond took a short cut through the fort going home from working. He was led astray and he went about a half a mile out of his way. He believed that he was led away by the good people.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Sheehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Jack Coffey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cloonard, Co. Longford