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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

Location:
Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 041

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    at this lone bush and noise is often heard in the fort.
    There is a fort in John Daltons field Drumming Ardagh Mostrim Parish of Legan Co Longford In olden times the fairies used to take away children to their fort and leave a delicate child instead and the child usually died shortly afterwards To keep on terms with these fairies somepeople used set potatoes around the fort and never dig them They left them for the fairies
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Ledwith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Michael Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Druming, Co. Longford