School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 004

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 004

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    and she told him to build it in a different spot. He did so and it was never knocked again. You can see to this day in the field a stone on which they used to churn. There is a fort in Annagh. When you are in Annagh fort you can see Nicholls fort. From Nicholls fort you can see Heaney's fort. There is a pass from one fort to the other. One time Michael Cassidy's Grandfather was building a house and he had his old house near it and every night he could hear hammering on the stone. Every morning the stone was all covered
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Criagáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooncose, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Brigid Harte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncose, Co. Leitrim