School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 258
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When the next night came the man went out to the fort, and fell dead. Then his wife went to look for him, and she found him dead, so its after that, that the fort got the name of Benny's fort.
- There is a fort situated in the townland of Lurgan and in the Parish of Castlerahan.
The fort is situated in a field belonging to a man called Fitzimons. This man sold the field. When the buyer had it, he dug up the fort in order to set some potatoes in it.
On the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
