School: Askamore (roll number 15675)
- Location:
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Margaret McGrath
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- There is a Raheen on Mr. Kinsella's land, Munny, Parish of Kilrush, Co. Wexford. The field in which the raheen is in is called the "raheen field"
It is of a circular shape and is surrounded by a small low ditch. No entrance hole can be seen in it now. Nobody went to dig or explore in it anyway.
A short story is connected with this Raheen about a house which was near it. They put a roof on it and next morning the roof was found about half a mile from the house. They put it on again,and next morning they got the roof in the same place as before.
Some say that it was the wind that carried it away and others say that it was the angry fairies that carried it away. No one ever put a roof on the house after that. The ruins of the old house are to be seen near the old Raheen. Nobody would ever touch anything in this ruins.
- Collector
- Annie Reddy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Askamore, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr John Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Money, Co. Wexford
