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School: Butlerstown (Kilburne)

Location:
Butlerstown South, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Flannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0651, Page 3

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  1. Lioses and Raths

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    There is an old lios about a quarter of a mile from the school. It is situated in the centre of a marsh. This lios is the best known of all lioses in the parish.
    The lios is in the shape of a saucer, round, and a hole in the middle. The lios is a high mound of earth made in the form of a circle and a trench of water surrounding it. The lios, it is said, according to old people was the residence of some old chieftain. The trench was a defence from wild animals or from an enemy. It is said that they those lioses during the Danish period to defend themselves from the Danes.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Butlerstown North, Co. Waterford
    Collector
    James Power
    Gender
    Male