School: Ardnagrath (roll number 5963)

Location:
Ard na gCreach, Co. na hIarmhí
Teacher:
M. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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  1. There is a fort in Mr Dillon's land in Walderstown at the back of our house, near the road. There is a fence of stones around this fort. There is a small hill near this fort. There was a little man seen near it and he was about six inches high. There is a well near it and one night a man went for a can of water and he heard horses galloping around him and he could not see anything. I do not think there is an under ground passage under this fort. There were lights seen in this fort. No other fort can be seen from this fort.
    There is a fort in Mr Collin's land in Corr about half a mile west from Corr cross. There is a stone wall around it and there are rocks on the top of it. If a person was standing on this fort he could see another one in Mr Hanevy's land. As far as I
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