School: Bigwood, Mullinavat (roll number 2961)
- Location:
- Rathnasmolagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 446
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- "Barakibin" is the name of a rath in Coolnaleen district.
The rath is in a field the property of Mrs Phelan. The rath is circular in shape and raised about six feet above the level of the field of which it is in.
About twenty years ago a labourer was ploughing the rath field and a tiny man appeared and told the labourer to go out of the rath. He departed and the labourer went away.
Later on a girl working in the neighbourhood went for the cows. She had to cross the rath field. At the end of the rath she saw a walking-stick she picked it up as she was about to go home a tall lady appeared and told her to leave the walking-stick where she got it. The lady disappeared and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardbeg, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Richard Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardbeg, Co. Kilkenny
