Fairy Forts · Mastersons · Bailiúchán na Scol

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A text-led research lead from Dúchas Schools' Collection (Irish folklore archive): Léim go príomhábhar an leathanaigh dúchas.ie Bailiúchán na ScolMastersons Modh: Formhéadú Zúmáil Tagairt chartlainne Bailiúchán na Scol, Imleabhar 0197, Leathanach 424 Íomhá agus sonraí © Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, UCD. Féach sonraí cóipchirt. Íoslódáil Tuairiscigh fadhb chuig eolas@duchas.ie Abair linn má fheiceann tú eolas mícheart nó míchuí anseo. Ráiteas maidir le Polasaí ‘Fógra agus Gníomh’ Sonraí oscailte Ar fáil faoin gceadúnas Creative Common...

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Research lead, not a verified case: FI-X located this text account in the published work of Dúchas Schools' Collection.

What the source says

Léim go príomhábhar an leathanaigh dúchas.ie Bailiúchán na ScolMastersons Modh: Formhéadú Zúmáil Tagairt chartlainne Bailiúchán na Scol, Imleabhar 0197, Leathanach 424 Íomhá agus sonraí © Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, UCD. Féach sonraí cóipchirt. Íoslódáil Tuairiscigh fadhb chuig eolas@duchas.ie Abair linn má fheiceann tú eolas mícheart nó míchuí anseo. Ráiteas maidir le Polasaí ‘Fógra agus Gníomh’ Sonraí oscailte Ar fáil faoin gceadúnas Creative Common...

What FI-X has not established

FI-X has not independently verified the account, the reported event, the witnesses, the location or the interpretation attached to it. This record was created because a substantive text source exists; it was not created from a video alone.

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What remains unresolved

General county-level location only. This automated lead does not publish a private address. FI-X has not independently verified every claim in this file. The classification will change only when better evidence supports a change.

Timeline

  1. The source published the text account. FI-X has not independently verified the underlying event.
  2. FI-X published a text-led research record automatically; the underlying account remains unverified.
Location note. General county-level location only. This automated lead does not publish a private address.

Sources and references

  1. [1] . Fairy Forts · Mastersons · Bailiúchán na Scol | dúchas.ie. National Folklore Collection, UCD, . Irish folklore archive record. Open source

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  • 3 August 2026 - Initial FI-X case study published; classification and source coverage marked for continued review.

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