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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Calary Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In 1937-39 the following folklore was recorded from Calary National School; 'In the Church yard of Calary there is supposed to be a "Fairy-Fort". It is said that a man went to plough it and as soon as he put his hands on the plough, The horse & Plough were took out of his hands and they never came back and the man run away in fright' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 239). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Yasmin Fortune Date of upload: 31 January 2020

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