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School: Cleristown

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Cleristown, Co. Wexford
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Christine, Bean Uí Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 264

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    There is a rath on the land of Harpurstown and long ago some people were afraid to go near it for it was said that one day when a man was working there a whirlwind rose and blew the buttons off his coat and some of the hair off his head. The man himself thought it was fairies so he went home and for years after neither he nor the people of the neighbourhood ever ventured near it.
    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
    Andrew Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Waddingtown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    James Sparrow
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Waddingtown, Co. Wexford