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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
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G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 072

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    On the lands of Prospect formerly of Major Eyre and recently divide amongst the local people there is one of those so called fairy forts. It is situated about a mile from the village of Ballycumber and commands a view of the railway station. It is of the circular type with a growth of trees around it. As Ballycumber is about ten miles from Athlone it could be Danish origins as the Vikings generally made their raids from the Shannon which runs through Athlone.
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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
    Michael Fenlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly