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    bu he died in about a week.
    Corrigan's Fort in the townland of Oakwood is a small fort surrounded by whins and bushes. The fort is divided into little oblongs and in the middle of each oblong there is a large boulder. One day as a man was cutting whins in it there came a gust of wind and it lifted dust and whins thorns and struck the man in the face. It blinded him and it was only after an hour or so that he could see anything.
    Philip Baxter
    Age 14 years on the 6th October 1987
    Got from Joseph Baxter Aged 68 years
    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
    Location
    Oakwood or Drummully, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Philip Baxter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Joseph Baxter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68