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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
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T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 290

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    There are five fairy forts in our district that I know of 'Smith's fort', 'Soden's fort', 'Murphys fort', 'Cullivans fort', and 'Reilly's fort'.
    'Smith's fort is in Behey, Cullivans fort' is on Drumhirk. 'Reilly's fort' is in Drumock, 'Sodens fort' is in Knockanork and 'Murphy's fort' is in lattaglohen.
    Behey, Drumhirk and Drumock forts are in view of one another. There is a fence of earth round each. They are circular in shape. There is an entrance hole in the centre of 'Cullivan's fort' but not one ever went down.
    It is supposed that the fairies built these forts to live in them in olden days. The fairies used to have fairs and they had a fair in Terence Smith's field in Mullamagavan. A man named Patrick Smith was going home from his ceilidhe at twelve, and, when he was
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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
    James Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beaghy, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beaghy, Co. Cavan