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School: Lemanaghan, Ballycumber

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Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Máire Galvin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 164

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    In the townland of Curraghlassa, Parish of Ferbane, Co. Offaly is a liss or a fort. There is a big stone and in it there are supposed to be fairies. This fort can be seen plainly. There is a hole in it and many go inside to see what is there. Time after time the rock grew there until St. Patrick blessed Ireland then it stopped growing.
    There is another fort in my district. It is a ruin of a house and every night there is a light seen going from that ruin towards Covert a place about a quarter of a mile from the fort.
    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
    Seosaimin Ní Bhuachalla
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghalassa, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Buckley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curraghalassa, Co. Offaly