School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 141

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  1. The following account of the Raheen is given by John Burry of Boyerstown, whose residence is not far from where the Raheen is.
    The Raheen is an old heap of clay in a field belonging to Mr. M Beggan of Boyerstown. The heap is situated on one side of the field and it is said that it was inhabited by fairies. When the owner of the field started to dig away the Raheen his hand twisted and remained twisted for the rest of his life. No attempts have being made to remove it since.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Curry
    Gender
    Male