School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Longfoirt, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 120
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- I live in the townland of Ahanagran, about two miles from Ballylongford. There are three forts situated in our district, there is one in the lands of Richard Mackessy, another in the lands of Jeremiah Dee, and there is also one in the lands of Mr. Finerty. These forts are not very far from one another and they are all circular. They are supposed to have been built by the Danes as places of fortification.
It is said there are underground passages running from one of these forts to the other. About four miles from Ballylongford, in the townland of Kilcox, there was an entrance into one of these tunnels. At one time a man named Kennedy is supposed to have(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Holly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Achadh na gCrann Meánach, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Patrick Holly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Achadh na gCrann Meánach, Co. Chiarraí
