School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 267
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The is a Fairy fort in Moat it is know as a rath. There are two of them near one another there is a big trench around it, it is beside a river. No one from around explored it.
About four years ago, a man was ferriting he lost the the ferrit. He stead digging. He saw a black dog in the trench He ran off and on one goes near it at night - There is a rath in Fermoyle it is in Hollands field. Paddy Lawlor was coming from Clancys, about twelve o clock. He had a black dog. The dog leaped into the bushes after rats as he thought a kid leaped from the bushes(continues on next page)
