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School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)

Location:
An Cheathrú Riabhach, Co. Loch Garman
Teacher:
Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 040

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    the rath to mark the place where the clay mound ditch once stood.
    There was another man in this district who had a rath in one of his fields. This rath was surrounded by a ditch and the man started to knock it down in order to level out the field. He wasn't long started when his live stock started to die. He soon found out the reason for this, so he ceased knocking down the ditch and no more of his live stock died.
    People say that it is very unlucky to interfere with raths because there are supposed to be fairies living in them and anyone who interferes with them comes to grief.
    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
    Mary Rochford
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camros, Co. Loch Garman
    Informant
    John Rochford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Camros, Co. Loch Garman