School: Ballykelly

Location:
Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Uadain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 291

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  1. There is an old rath in Killowen.
    It is circular in shape. Outside the rath there is a big pond of water and in the rath there are hawthorns growing.
    It is built of clay and stone.
    In the rath under where the hawthorns are, there is grass growing and it is always green.
    About ten years ago a man was passing the rath and he saw a little man sitting near the rath. He had a green coat and a red hat on him. Some years ago a red haired woman went into Bill Walsh's house in Killowen and asked for a dish of meal. She was given the meal and she went away and never came back to the house again. One of the men followed her and when she came to the rath she disappeared into it.
    There is a rath in Piltown and it is square. The headless coach was seen there some
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballykelly, Co. Wexford