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School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)

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Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 141

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    queen of the fairies. When the other fairies saw him they were angry and were about to kill him when a man ran between them and he said "Fair play boys when a man comes between us."
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    Here and there in this district there are many pieces of land, circular in shape and covered with bushes. These pieces of land are known as "raths" and nobody interferes with them.
    Old people say it is not right to cut a bush, or a tree, out of these raths, as something is bound to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    K. Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Patrick Ryan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ullard, Co. Kilkenny