School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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    Long ago the houses was made of mud or clay.

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    Folklore.
    Long ago the houses was made of mud or clay..There are many remains of them around the country yet.These are called forts.I these the people of Ireland
    used to livelong ago.In a field of Thomas Kennedys.
    There is a fort is a fort where a woman named peg Burke lived in it.The say that the fairies live in it every night.The way the used build is put a row of stones in the ground and the used building with mud.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Cinnéidí
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortaveha, Co. Clare