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School: Uachtar Achaidh (roll number 9762)

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Uachtar Achaidh, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Caitlín Knott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 026

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    There was a tall pole sunk in the middle of the fort. The linen was tied down to the ground. In Sligo there used to be a round tower and when it was lit up it used to give the signal to all the other forts when danger treatened an they all would light up at the same time. The men used to drive in the cattle into the forts. The women and children used to go to the crannoges in the lakes for safety. If there was no lake they had a cave in a rock to go. All the weapons that they had were stones and slings for to mind the cattle.
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cecil Parke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Collchoill, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    Mr P. Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70