School: St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny (roll number 10478)

Location:: Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
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Raths In Kilkcreene there is a rath situated in a fiels called the "Ten Acres". At the back of this rath there is a stream where the fairies dance on a moonlit night. This old rath is surrounded with large palm trees. In winter it looks a very weird place. It is said that one night a man was going home from the fair and he happened to cross by this rath. He heard beautiful strains of music coming from the rath. He listened to the enchanted music of the "good people" and thought
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Topics
1. place-space-environment
  legendary and spiritual places (~158)
  fairy forts (~5,616)
Language

English
Collector
Maureen Hackett
Gender

Female
Address

Kilcreen, Co. Kilkenny

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