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School: Cleristown

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Christine, Bean Uí Bhroin
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  1. Fairy Raths

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    There is a big Rath in Gainstown, Clearistown. It is about seven feet high with a hollow circle in the centre.
    One day the man who owned the land started to dig away this Rath to draw it out on the land as manure. After some time digging he heard a funny noise, and looking to see what it was he discovered a frog about the size of a hedgehog looking out in a shore close to the Rath. The man got such a fright that he never went near the Rath again.
    People who were in the habit of crossing the path at nights saw lights there and a black cat was seen there on another occasion.
    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
    James Duff
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cleristown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Fortune
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    77
    Address
    Cleristown, Co. Wexford