School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)

Location:
Rush Hall, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 325

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 325

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  1. There is a rath in Carroll's farm.The people were buried there long ago. There are fairies seen there still at night. A big red light is seen coming down the Mannin road to the back of Phelans. Mr Bennett and Julia Phelan saw it. They say it is the Devil.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen O' Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Brennan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75