School: Cill Mhíde (C.), Caisleán Nua (roll number 7959)
- Location:
- Cill Míde, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 320
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- I lios is situated in the land of Mr John Sheehy half a mile from Kilmeedy village it is circular in shape, with a "cast" in the centre. It is adjacent to the road and a ditch hodes some of its beauty. Trees grow around it, and we are told that the boys "on the run" used to hide from the Black-+-Tans there, it was used as a dug-out.
The fairies are supposed to live in it. There is a moat leading into it and the trees meet at the top in the shape of a bowl. Mr Sheehy now uses it as a place for feeding his dry-stock in the winter. An everlasting supply of spring water rises up in the middle of the moat.
It is built in the centre of a dry field. Kilmeedy is noted for its numerous fairy forts.
- Collector
- Margaret Boohan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Garrán, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- John Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- An Garrán, Co. Luimnigh
