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  • St. Patrick and the Broken Fort

    03/16/2002 10:13:40 PM PST · by brat · 2 replies · 190+ views
    Las Vegas Review Journal | March 14, 2002 | Legend reported by Amy Friedman
    Once there lived in Ireland a terrible chief known as Crom Dubh. He lived beside the sea, in a place known as Downpatrick, and in the spot where Crom Dubh's house once stood is a huge deep hole known as Broken Fort. It gained its name because of St. Patrick, and this is the tale. Crom Dubh was a cruel man, but he was chief, and so he had his own way with the people. He had two sons, Teideach and Connach, and they were worse than their father. The men owned two vicious and terrible hounds. Anyone who dared...