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School: Carrickallen

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Carrickallen, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 127

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 127

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    There is a tradition that the cattle belonging to the person who labours a fort, will die and the crop will be a failure.
    The old people say that on certain nights of the year lights used to be seen on this fort and that the fairies went to an adjoining meadow to play football and that they would have green jackets and red caps and blue trousers on them.
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matt Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Taobh na nEas, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    John Higgins
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Taobh na nEas, Co. an Chabháin