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School: Skerries, Athy (roll number 10975)

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Skerries North, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
E. Tansey
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    Rathgrumley
    There is a rath in the town land of Rathgrumley about one mile across the fields west from the moat of Ardscull. It is a square rath having a bank all round and a lot of trees. But there are no trees facing the South-east.
    On the north side of the rath there stands stands a cross and it is said that many Priests were hanged and buried there in the year 1798. It is said that they were all buried in the one place and the cross was put over where they were buried. There is about a rede of land in the middle of the rath.
    Patrick Dempsey told me this story.
    Joseph Mahon
    Ballinsbarna, Athy
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
        2. 1798 (~642)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Rathgrumly, Co. Kildare
    Collector
    Joseph Mahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynabarna, Co. Kildare