School: Kingscourt (C.)

Location:
Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Ní Cholgáin
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    There is a fort down in the wood called Kenny's Fort.

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Gargan
    Gender
    Female
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    Thomas Gargan
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    Male
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    The man who composed the poem of 'Coach O'Leary' lived around Barleyhill.

    The man who composed the poem of "Coach O Leary" lived around Barleyhill His name was John Meehan. "Coach O Leary" spent part of his time around Barleyhill. It was there he died.
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