School: Baile Aodha (B.), Inis (roll number 13418)
- Location:
- Baile Uí Aodha, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 065
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- It was the Danes that built these forts. There are many forts in this district. It is said that where ever you see one you see seven. It is supposed that there is a underground channel going from one fort to another. The time of the stealing of the cattle the people put them into the forts for safety. In some of them light is seen every night and they say that it is lucky to see the light on a Sunday night. There is no opening in the forts on our district. Once a man ploughed a fort and sowed oats in it. Next morning it was turned back again the same way and the same oats was gathered into the heaps.
- Collector
- Christy O' Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Mary O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- An Darach, Co. an Chláir
