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

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Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 017

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    first King and Queen of Ireland Dermot and Grainne. The other two are unknown. There is a Mass rock beside it where they used to say mass in Penal Times
    Long ago there was a Public house along the side of it. Pat Corrigan saw a "Coughran" man beside the fort. They say there is some gold in it. There was a man cutting rushes in it and the next day he was very sick and did not get well until he left them back. There was a man named James Cunningham waked in it and many people saw the light in it when he was waked
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sibhéal Ní Chaiside
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fardrumman, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Tom Corrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Melkagh, Co. Longford