Volume: CBÉ 0189

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1. Folklore from Little Cullenstown, Adamstown (continued)

   

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   The rest got a terrible fright and they ran home as fast as their legs could carry them.

   

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2. A Rath

   

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   A small farmer and his son once lived near Carrigbyrne. Their land was mostly raths. Their was a rath in every field they had. They used to keep a lot of sheep. It was in the early Spring, and one night the father said at the son to go out and have a look at the lambs before going to bed.
   The boy went out, and when came out to this rath he saw it was paved with gold. He was so frightened that

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   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Mrs Carroll