School: Rahan (B.)

Location:
Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 200

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  1. There is a fairy fort in the townland of Tully in the parish of Rahan in the barony of Ballycowhan and in the county of Offaly. The fort is situated in the centre of a field and it is surrounded with bushes.
    In the centre of the fort the ground is high and there are stones in it.
    Some nights about twelve o clock a great fire is seen in it. It is said fairies come out and sit around the fire. They play music and dance around the fire for a long time. There is another fort in the same townland.
    There is a passage under the ground leading from one fort
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    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
    Patrick Mc Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Micheal Cantwell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Brian
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullybeg, Co. Offaly