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School: Gusserane

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Ráth na gCosarán, Co. Loch Garman
Teacher:
Mrs Corish
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 128

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    There are only three fairy raths in my district, one on Rathimney, Gusserane, New Ross, one in Ballytarsna, Ballycullane, Co. Wexford, and one in Burkestown my own district. The one in Ballytarsna is called a "Ring Rath" but as far as old people can remember the other two were never known by any other name "a rath".
    The one in Rathimney and the one in Ballytarsna are circular in shape, but the one in Burkestown is three-cornered shape. There is a fence of trees around the rath in Burkestown and there is a fence about the one in Rathimney, but the one in Ballytarsna there is no fence of any kind around it. There is an entrance going into the rath in Ballytarsna, because
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile an Bhúrcaigh, Co. Loch Garman
    Informant
    Mr John Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Bhúrcaigh, Co. Loch Garman