School: Balrath (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Oirghiall
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- (continued from previous page)end of the grave and when they opened them there was nothing in them but dust and they closed up the grave again. Forts are very plentiful around the school district. I supposed that is why it is called Balrath.
It is not right to dig forts as it is said that the fairies would bring some bad luck on you. Some people would believe that but it is only superstition. If a lone bush grows on a fort it is unlucky to cut it down or touch it as it belongs to the good people. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Edward Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Monroe, Co. Westmeath