School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. O' Donovan
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- (continued from previous page)to walk on the lines. If any of them walk on the lines that person is out of the game and the others win.
- The is a fairy fort situated in the town - land of Castlerahan, Ballyjamesduff.
It is a high mould, enclosed by a ditch, and there is a pass leading from the road to it, and there is a slab in the middle of it.
This slab is of a round shape, and the fort is of the same shape too. One night a man was coming home from the town of Ballyjamesduff, and it happened to be very late. As he was passing(continues on next page)
