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School: Gusserane

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Ráth na gCosarán, Co. Loch Garman
Teacher:
Mrs Corish
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 082

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    In a place called Miltown on the boundary of Ballykerogue, Campile, Co. Wexford lies a rath. Many years ago a farmer named Mr. Barron Campile Co Wexford. farmed the land around this rath. When tillage operations were going on his men and horses had to travel from Campile to these lands daily, generally a youth was sent with the men's dinner. John Donovan was the name of the ploughman who worked with Mr. Barron at this time. One morning as he was ploughing, a little woman came out of the rath and accosted him thus "Are ye a handy man." No mam says he not spaking bad manner to ye. "It is not manners I want at all
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Garraí Dubh, Co. Loch Garman
    Informant
    Richard Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Garraí Dubh, Co. Loch Garman