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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 267

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    There is a Rath in the vicintiy of Trinity churchyard. It is circular in shape and about nine feet high, slightly hollow in the centre. From what we have heard from old people singing and dancing go on among the inhabitants of the Rath every Sunday morning between one and three o'clock.
    The inhabitants are a very small race, about two feet high. The men are dressed in red caps, red coats, white trousers and long boots. The women wear short red skirts and white blouses.
    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
    Nicholas Kehoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Waddingtown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr William Kehoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Waddingtown, Co. Wexford