School: Kilcoskan, The Ward
- Location:
- Kilcoskan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)fairies are heard singing nicely.
There is another rath near Kilbride. It is on a hill surrounded by trees. Fairies sing and dance there. Sometimes fairies are to be seen there.
There is another rath at the Ward Co. Dublin. It is on the farm of Mr Charley Trowsdale. There are trees around it, Jack the Lantern is there he comes out at night to stray people. A black dog is seen near the pump at the Cross of The Ward. There is a hare that cannot be caught. He is as old as the hills. James Smyth The Ward who lives near the rath said he saw it thirty years ago. He has often tried to catch it with dogs and ferrets.
There is a hill in Caseys where there is a stray sod, if you walk on it at night you will be led astray and not get home till dawn.(continues on next page)
