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School: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris

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Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Michael Ó Seachnasaigh
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    I live in Coonogue, there is a rath in it. A light is seen in it every night. People believe that the light comes to look after money. There is a fence of clay and bushes around the rath. It is believed that the fairies live in it. The people never ploughs the raths or they never cuts bushes in it as they believe that if they did something would happen to them. There is no rath in sight of it. There are stumps of bushes in the middle of the rath.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Collier
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coonogue, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Tom Doran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    Coonogue, Co. Carlow