School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Mhic Treóin (roll number 967)
- Location:
- New Ross, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Sr M.R. Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0897, Page 144
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- About two miles from New Ross town on Mrs Browne's farm is a field in which is an old rath.
This field is situated on a high hill off the Nash Road in the towns land of Ballylane. It is about 200 yards round and is also surrounded by a trench and is raised off the level ground. It is entered by climbing across the trench and up the steep bank which is in some places covered by furze bushes.It appears to have been surrounded by a high wall in olden times, because at a close observation of the ground a trace of a wall may be seen. In the centre of the rath is a large stone about two feet in height and three and a half feet in length and two feet in breadth. On the right side of the rath is a ditch and on it is a mulberry tree which in the Autumn(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Bailey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Irishtown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Edward Gaffney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockmullin, Co. Wexford
