1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler

School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Tamhlachtain, Co. Laoise
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 073

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 073

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler
  2. XML Page 073
  3. XML “Fairy Forts”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Fairy Forts

    Share Share Post
    There are many fairy forts in this neighbourhood. A fairy fort is situated in the townland of Tolerton. it is round in shape. There is a steep hole in the centre of this rath. No one has ever descended into that hole. Fairies are said to have been heard singing and playing music in this rath. The rath is bounded by a ditch two feet high.
    Another rath is situated in the townland of Woodlands. It is also round in shape There is a steep hole in the middle of the rath. No one has ever explored the interior of this rath. Many people are said to have heard fairies singing and playing music. A very peculiar noise is heard in this rath at night time. Some people say this noise
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tamhlachtain, Co. Laoise
    Informant
    Peggie Coonan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromach, Co. Laoise