School: Ballinacliffy

Location:
Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 145

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    gone out about a quarter of a mile in the lake.
    Polin is a small hill with stones on it near the lake at Ring. It is said that the fairies go from Dooley's Ratheen to Crocan Ruad at twelve o'clock at night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. We have fields called the long field, the high field, the lawn, the paddock garden and the Ratheen field. The Ratheen field is so called because it is beside a Ratheen. This is a fairy rath.
    On night
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tonagh, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Pat Rushe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Tonagh, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Rushe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    44
    Address
    Tonagh, Co. Westmeath