School: Dunboyne (C.) (roll number 15917)

Location:
Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Teachers:
Seosaimhín Ní Chonmidhe Uná Frinse
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 074

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  1. Fairy Forts
    The fairy rath of which I speak of is situated in Piercetown, Dunboyne, which is owned at present by Mr. Yourell.
    The fairy rath is on a big hill and in two acres of ground which is fenced in with strong thorned hedges and it is withing a 100 yards of a large dwelling house.
    There are a lot of rabbits in the fence which surrounds the rath and they can never be caught.
    To this very day music and the sound of horses feet tramping on every Halloween night.
    It is said that some years ago that the servant girl was taken into the rath by the fairies who said she would be left back on conditions that two Polly milch cows would be left on that rath unmilked by anybody but the fairies.
    The cows were not left there and the girl was not left back. The girl's name was Margaret Moore.
    Nobody was ever taken since.
    Told to B. Kane
    By her father Christy Kane.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    B. Kane
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Cristy Kane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male