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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 007

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    The Castle of Letria is as good as the first day is was built, only the roof is gone and it is overgrown with ivy. A path reaches from this castle to Daoire na grann about a mile north of the castle. The fairies are supposed to change their camp there twice a year in May and November. There are whirl pools on this path and anybody who dares walk on it, is swept away in one of these pools, and sent to a cave under the floor of the castle and never seen again. The cave is supposed to be full of gold and is garded by a big black cat. If anybody goes to find the gold the cat will fly at them and kills them. The cat leaves this cave once a year
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mac Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creevagh, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    James Mac Manus
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Creevagh, Co. Offaly