School: Mercy Convent, Monasterevan (roll number 15769)
- Location:
- Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Sr M. Stanislaus
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- Raths.About half a mile from where I live there is a rath in a place called Bullnagree and there used be fairies in it. they used go into a house close by for a dish of oatmeal and after a time they would bring it back. There are also numerous other raths around where I live.In Rathronchion in our own parish there is also a rath and a little graveyard called the Dula bush where dead born children were buried. For each child buried a spike would be driven into the tree which was in it and that is how it got its name Duala.There is also another little graveyard a few perches from my home called "Roilgin". That was also used for the same purpose.
- Collector
- Rose Hughes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballintogher, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Stephen Hughes
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 56
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballintogher, Co. Laois
