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School: Borris-in-Ossory (Convent) (roll number 7442)

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Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 216

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  1. Raths

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    There is a rath in Kildelig and Mick Deegan when he was going home late at night heard a band playing and the fairies dancing to the music. There is also a rath in Kilcoke and a man named Suttley saw lights there and the fairies carrying lamps. This was long ago.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockaroe, Co. Laois

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    There is a rath about one hundred yards from where I live in the townsland of Clonagooden. There are supposed to be fairies who live under the ground since the time of the Sunbright race of People hundreds of years ago. Old people say that they are still in the country but this belief is dying out among the young. Lights are very often seen at the rath in this townsland and beautiful singing late in
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