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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

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Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 249

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    such as bylers, buckets, gallons, and tins,. They also beg for alms. The Cashes deal in horses. They go around from fair to fair selling horses. About two years ago they got into trouble with the guards at the fair of the Furze in Co Kildare. They broke up a guards bicycle deliberately
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  2. Fairy Forts

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    There is a rath in Mrs Motleys field which is situated in Ardenteggle It is in view of John Kellys rath of Kilgorey. There is a circular ditch inside this rath. Patrick Pender of Ardenteggle was returning from work one late night. As he was
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardateggle, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardateggle, Co. Laois