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School: Killoughternane, Borris

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Killoughternane, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
T. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0905, Page 163

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  1. The Rath of Ullard

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    A long time ago there lived a man by the name of Corrigan in the parish of Ullard in the County Kilkenny. He was comming from rambling one night at a neighbour's house.
    He had to come through a rath. When he leaped down off the ditch a foot landed beside him, when he leaped down off the second ditch two women leaped down beside him and accompanied him to his own yard gate.
    He went in to his own house. His mother asked him
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corries or Corrymore, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mrs R. Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corries or Corrymore, Co. Carlow