School: Clochar Naoimh Mhuire

Location:
Saint John's, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr. Breandán
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    "A Story about a Rath."
    About ninety years ago a man was returning home one night from Garranstackle, Bree, Co. Wexford. He crossed two fields, as a short cut, in which there was a rath.
    He was taken off his feet and found himself travelling through fields and woods. He could not remember how long he was going about, but he found he returned to the house about three hours after. The man who told me this has often crossed the field where this occurred, and has seen in daylight a fog in the centre of the field
    Kathleen Kelly,
    John Street,
    Wexford
    This was told to me by,
    L. Murphy,
    Bree,
    Co. Wexford.
    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
    Kathleen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    L. Murphy
    Address
    Bree, Co. Wexford