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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 166

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    There is a Fairy Fort called Dooley's ratheen in Muckanagh. There is a fence of bushes and a deep trench around it. It is said that the fairies go from Dooley's ratheen to Crocan Ruad which means a hill of sand.
    One night when Michael Connaughton was going home from rambling he heard a lot of horses coming towdards him he sat down under a ditch and the horses leaped across him.
    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
    Billy Foxe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Pat Dooley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70