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School: Lower Warren (roll number 7793)

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Warren Lower, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Liam Mac Coiligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 446

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    come up here and spend this night with us anyway". So it was not long till Pat was sitting between two big fat men. They brought him over meadows and fields and ditches till they came to a Rath which was in the middle of a field. Then all of a sudden they dissappeared and left Pat heart broken to know what to do, but Pat said "I might as well go first as last." But after a while he found his way home. He afterwards said that he had been going along a Fairies Pass.
    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
    Paddie Mara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullywood, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Mara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullywood, Co. Westmeath