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School: Poor Clares' Convent, Cavan

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Cavan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Carmel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 050

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    since. This man who told me this story saw a fairy himself.
    Forts are to be found all over Ireland. They were the dwelling-places of the ancient Irish tribes. In some places where the country is of a rocky nature these forts were made of stone. In County Cavan they are made of earth, the actual houses on them being of timber.
    There are three large forts near Cavan, Deggan fort, which is in the downland of Deggan are about two miles from the school on the Cavan- Belturbet road, Drumkeen fort, near Loreto College, and the cross forts in the downland of Drumbo. They are all in view of each other as this was the custom in olden times so that tribes could signal to each other from their forts and
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    Forts are to be found all over Ireland. They were the dwelling-places of the ancient Irish tribes. In some places where the country is of a rocky nature these forts were made of stone. In County Cavan they are made of earth, the actual houses on them being of timber.
    There are three large forts near Cavan, Deggan fort, which is in the townland of Deggan are about two miles from the school on the Cavan- Belturbet road, Drumkeen fort, near Loreto College, and the crossforts in the townland of Drumbo. They are all in view of each other as this was the custom in olden times so that tribes could signal to each other from their forts and
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Soden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr P. Soden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Cavan