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School: Knockjames

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    A Fort.
    14th February, 1938.
    A Fort is supposed to be the home of the fairies. In every Fort there are four white thorns and out side those bushes there is the remains of a trench all round it.It is supposed to be unlucky for any person to clear those bushes. There a Fort about a half a mile from the school.People are very afraid of the fairies to pass by a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr James Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilduff Lower, Co. Clare