School: Blacklion
- Location:
- Blacklion, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: F. Johnston
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0962, Page 181
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- In the townland of Marlbank, Florencecourt, Co. Fermanagh, there is a large fort which is in a field called "Lochnashee". The fort is like a round mound.
There are bushes growing in the middle of it. There is part of an old wall round it.
It looks as if the wall were right round it long ago, but part of it has now disappeared.
Some people think that some of the old Irish chieftains are buried in the fort, others think that some chieftains lived in the fort and that the wall was for the purpose of defense.
Long ago people thought there were fairies in this fort, and used to tell stories(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Charles Lyness
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Belcoo, Co. Fermanagh
- Informant
- Mrs Lyness
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Belcoo, Co. Fermanagh
