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School: Moneygall (2)

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Moneygall, Co. Offaly
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Bean Ní Cháirr
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0818, Page 034

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    the others are round. There is a fence of trees around each of them. There is an entrance hole in the centre of them all and I have gone into them many times. There are like pits inside with trees all around.
    There was supposed to be a black pig seen in Delaney's fort. Money is supposed to be buried in "The Money Pit" on my father's farm. Fairy folk were supposed to live in these old forts.
    The owners of the land on which these forts are never interfere with them.
    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
    Richard Persse
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Templeharry, Co. Offaly