1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cora Caitlín (B.)

School: Cora Caitlín (B.)

Location:
Cora Chaitlín, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
P. Mac Conmara
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 095

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 095

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cora Caitlín (B.)
  2. XML Page 095
  3. XML “Forts”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Forts

    Share Share Post
    there are forts in my district. There is one nearly in every townland. the forts were built by the Danes centuries ago. There remains are still to be seen. The Danes erected them to act as fortifications in the time of battle with the Irish. The way they were built is first there was a round mound of earth raise up with stone foundation. Then three walls were built all round the mound. The first are always erected on the tops of hills facing each other. Some people believe that the fairies live in them
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Hastings
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Hastings
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    37
    Address
    Drom Laoinn, Co. an Chláir