School: Cnapach
- Location:
- Knappagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Hionruaidh
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- (continued from previous page)The goats are called "Kiddie"
Calves are called "sucky, sucky"
Pigs are called "hursh or Guree"
Cows are called "chhe-here",
The horse is called pheo.
- The fort nearest to me is called Lisclougher fort, and is situated in that townland, on the top of a high hill. It is made in the shape of a circle, with a wall or ditch of stones all around. Some thorn bushes grow in it. When you stand in the fort you can see a great number of similar forts on the tops of the surrounding hills.There is a story told of a baby who was "swopped" in a house convenient to it, owned by Peter Lynch, Lisclougher. A strange baby was said to be left by the fairies instead of Lynches real baby. The swopped one was a very strange creature. When the parents would go out the child used walk around on the furniture in the kitchen. Later a priest came and blessed the baby and it died.One night a man was going past this fort and he had a goat with him. The fairies came out and told the man that they would give him anything he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martha Mc Cann
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doohallat, Co. Cavan
