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School: Gallow (roll number 8301)

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Gallow, Co. Meath
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Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 430

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  1. A Fairy Fort - The Raheen Dubh

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    A "Fairy Fort"
    20-6-38
    The Raheen Dubh
    Coole Parish - Summerhill
    Clarkestown - townland
    County Meath
    In this school district there is a Rath, it is called "Raheen Dubh", it is between Carlow's land and the Parish of Coole, Barony Upper Deece. There is big hedge around it, nobody would cut it because they were afraid of the fairies.
    Long ago about seventy or eighty years ago Mr Carlow put his hay in it and next morning he got it the far side of the hedge, it is thought that the fairies put it out of it.
    Frances Doran
    Dangan Parish
    Isaacstown - Townland
    Meath County
    20th June 1938
    Story heard from-
    Mr P Byrne
    Ballintogher
    Ferns Lock
    Kilcock
    Meath.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frances Doran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Isaacstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr P. Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballintoghee, Co. Meath