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School: Gusserane

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 133

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    There were several old raths in the district the remains of some of them can be seen to day ; others have been ploughed up and old people tell us where they existed.
    A rath consisted of a big mound of earth with a trench all round, and outside of this again there was a ditch. They were built by the Tuait de Dannans who lived inside. The surrounding ditch was for protection. There were seven raths in Rathimney and that is how it got its name. The remains of two or three of them can be seen to day. There was one in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathumney, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathumney, Co. Wexford