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School: Skerries, Athy (roll number 10975)

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Skerries North, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
E. Tansey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 245

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    There is a rath in Ardscull. It is in the Town land of Ardscull. It is on Mr. Finns land. The land is a quarter of a mile from Finns house. It is five miles from Athy. It is a round rath. There are many trees and briars in the rath. Sally Dempsey, and Julia Dempsey, Kilmeade were gathering nuts in the rath and they saw a fairy with a red hat on her. It is said that a fairy goes from Dunnys rath into Finns rath. Dunnys rath is in the Town land of Blackwood. It is between Blackwood and Athy. Dunnies rath is very big. It is a square rath. If you went into the rath you would go astray. Mr. Dunny said that there
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frances Redmond
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardellis Lower, Co. Kildare