School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
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- There are six fairy forts in Dungimmon and one in Clonbockague.
The names of the ones in Dungimmon are James Coyle's, Owen Coyle's, Michal Monaghan's, Christhopher Reilly's and Phil Sheridan's.
Bartle Flynn owns the one in Clonbogue. They are all in view of each other. They all are circular in shape. There is a fence around each of them. Fairies are supposed to be living in them. There is a cat supposed to be in Pat Sheridan's fort.
- Collector
- Imelda Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Dún gCoimín Íochtarach, Co. an Chabháin
