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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Ruis

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 041

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    There are many forts in the school district "Lios Gréach" is the principal one - it is situated in Ballynote. It is circular and has a fence of earth around it.
    The people say there is an entrance hole in the centre but it is not to be seen. In the wood there is a big fort and a man one day went to dig it. He dug and dug until he came to the fireplace. From that day out he had a pain in his knee and died a short time afterwards.
    The Danes are supposed to have built the forts and the people say that they first brought weasels to Ireland and sued them instead of cats.
    The people of the present
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Shannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Mhaighean, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Shannon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Mhaighean, Co. an Chláir