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School: An Maoilín, Ráth Droma

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0918, Page 118

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    There is a fort or Ráithin around this place in "Mr. Doyles" field and there is another one in Mr. Thomas Byrne's field; you can view one Ráithin from the other.
    The one in "Doyles" field is like the shape of a V there is a small ditch and very old black thorn trees around it. There is a hole in it and people used to dig there looking for money long ago but they never got anything.
    It was said in olden times that a light used to go from one Ráithin to the other.
    My father Edward McHugh told me this story on the 9.2.1938.
    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
    Informant
    Edward Mc Hugh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male