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School: Ballygarvan (C.) (roll number 9830)

Location:
Baile Garbháin, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0391, Page 174

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    unlucky. It is said that anyone who interfered with them was struck down with some sickness. A number of wild flowers grow in them. Long ago lights were seen and noises heard in them but nobody hears them now. One of the Lisses in our townland is bigger than the other. The bigger one is supposed to be the residence of the King.
    People often tried to get into the lisses as there was supposed to be a number of valuable articles found in them but they could not go very far. There are different names applied to Forts, such as mounds, raths and lisses.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Olive Condon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Baile Garbháin, Co. Chorcaí