School: Newtown, Borris
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Broin
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- Long ago there was a rath in a field belonging to Edward Daly Tinnehinch Co. Kilkenny. One time he started to cut and clean the bushes out of it.
He had all cut out of it all to two bushes and one night he went to bed and was not able to get up the next morning and he did not get up for seven years.
After some years in the bed the joices broke down at one side and the boards broke down also and the bed fell down and he stayed in the bed. He was in good health in the bed and after seven he was as good as ever and the two bushes remained there still.
Long ago there was another rath in a field belonging to a man by the name of Mrs Butchael ownd it long ago and there was a rath in one field,
He had alot of men working with him he,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William Clear
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Harristown, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- James Clear
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Harristown, Co. Carlow
