School: Rath (roll number 5391)
- Location:
- Rath, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Miss Palmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 063
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- About thirty, years ago the owner of this moat decided he would dig an opening in it, to see what it contained, although most people thought it unlucky to touch it.
The first week they were digging they came to a well with a wall built around it.
In the bottom of this well they found a large key. After the weeks digging the owner of the moat found a horse dead in the stable.
They continued digging the second week but found(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- An tSráid, Co. na hIarmhí
