1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Kelladone

School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 07_012

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 07_012

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Kelladone
  2. XML Page 07_012
  3. XML “Forts”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Forts

    Share Share Post
    Forts are very common in places which border the sea. I live the near the sea, and on that account there are many forts under these large cliffs. In many places along the coast, there are caves however known as forts. Some of these are round and others are square, and there are many stories told in connection with them. Some people say that it is not right to till
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norah Fadden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnabaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Hastings
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Dadreen, Co. Mayo