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School: Rahan (B.)

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Rahan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
L. Ó Reannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 199

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    In the townland of Newtown and in the parish of Rahan there is a fairy fort. It is situated in the centre of a field owned by Nicholas Clavin. It covers about half an acre and there are a great many bushes growing on top of the fort.
    Sometimes music is heard in it at night. About twenty year ago a man named Mr Bolton cut a bush in the fort. The next day he became ill and after two days he died. During the space of a year all the Bolton family died.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Thomas Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Offaly