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School: Longford, Kinnitty

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Longford, Co. Offaly
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M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 111

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    Forths are plentiful aroung this district: they are called forths or fairy rings. There is a line of forts beginning in Clonlee through Gap Glen to Poulduff. Most of them are in view of each other, and a light has been seen going from one to the other.
    All are circular in shape, built on a mound higher than the neighbouring ground with a deep ditch bounding them outside the ditch is a dyke or trench with one gap as an entrance. Whitethorn bushes from the ditch. In the centre
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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
    Paddy Hensey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Clonlee, Co. Offaly