School: Cros Riabhach
- Location:
- An Chros Riabhach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. Ó Siordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 466
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- Many years ago there was an old fort in Palymyra and the man who owned it dug it out and scattered the clay over his field. That night lights were seen all over the field and a banshee cried all night long.
It is told that the man's right arm and leg got paralized and remained so until he died years after. His wife went to all the neighbours and begged them to put the fort back, which was impossible for he had dug out all the trees.
Many people come to see the ruins which are still to be seen. There is another fort near it.N.B. The old name for Palymyra was Corsalac. The Italian name was given to it by a clergyman who came to live there about 150 yrs. ago.
- Collector
- John Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corryrourke, Co. an Chabháin
