School: Cadamstown, Kinnitty
- Location:
- Cadamstown, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: B. Ní Chuignigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 222
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- (continued from previous page)district. There was an old school there long ago. It is now in ruins. A few people emigrated to America. The land is good. It is a bit hilly. There is a wood growing there. It is called Hogg's wood. There is no lake in it but there are many streams.
- There are about a half a dozen fairy forts in the school district. One fort that I know is in Glen Dolan. In front of our house. It is situated. It is called a liss and is surrounded by trees. In the middle of the liss the entrances of a cave is.Ages ago there was a big village in Glen Dolan and in the village lived six big giants. They were killing all the people and they could not escape so they built a cave(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lily Dillon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cadamstown, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Obdt. Thomas Dillon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
