School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 06_010

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  1. There is an old rath on the Curragh called the Jibbet Rath. There was a lot of things happened around that in the night. There is an old tunnel going from New Abbey to Old Kilcullen and the Monks used to go from New Abbey through the tunnel to Old Kilcullen when the "Danes were after them.
    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
    Seán Ó Broin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlefish, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    John Byrne
    Gender
    Male