School: Bán Riabhach, Old Leighlin

Location:
Baunreagh, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 069

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  1. There is a fairy rath convenint to where I live. Everyone is afraid to interfere with it. Once the man on whose land it is went to fence it for a haggard. He had the fence only just started when all his cattle pigs and horses got sick. There was a man called a "fairyman" in another part of the country. This man was supposed to be in league with the fairies. The man whose stock was sick sent to this man to ask him what he should do. The fairyman told him to go home and throw down the fence again and all would be well. He did this and after a short time all the animals were as well as ever. People passing there late at night have often heard the music of fiddles playing. There are other raths in Moanmore and people saw funeral processions going in to them
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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
    Margaret Mc Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oldleighlin, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Miss K. Mc Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Oldleighlin, Co. Carlow