School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 076
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“There is another rath in Mr Price's field near Robertstown.”
(continued from previous page)moving around the top of the rath. Since the man shivered to death nobody even tilled that field. It is always under grass.
- A man was coming home from a fair one night. He was walking and he had a long journey before him. He was soon very tired and he sat down to rest. He was soon asleep and he was awakened at midnight by the sound of music and singing. It was the fairies and the song they were singing was "Monday Tuesday". It was all the same there was no turn in it. The man had a good ear for music.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Margaret Lyons
- Gender
- Female
