School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 17_002

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 17_002

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    One day Anthony Heneghan of Cloonskill cut ferns in the fort and he brought them down and left them out side the house to dry. When he went to bed that night he was brought out and put sleeping on the ferns.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. One day Peter O Malley, Cordarragh, was swinging on a bush in the fort and he heard it creaking. He got off and went into the house. The next morning when he got up, he went out to see the bush and it had fallen. The roots of it had tore up a half an of ground.
    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
    Collector
    James Bernard Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonskill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raigh, Co. Mayo