School: Cora Caitlín (B.)

Location:
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 102

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  1. There is a big fort in my fathers farm. I have heard a lot of stories about it and here is one of them.
    Once upon a time a man went out shooting and he brought his dog with him. He came to the old house in the fort and he saw a hare sitting on a window. He fired at the hare and he killed him. He tied his legs and brought him home. When he reached home he put the hare hanging on a peg near the door and sat down to eat his dinner. While he was eating his dinner the hare jumped off the peg
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Crosby
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare