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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Gráig na Manach

Location:
Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 474

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  1. Fairy Forts in Graiguenamanagh (continued)

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    Fairy Forts
    Graigue about fifty years ago. He sat down at this rath and fell asleep. He had a dream. He thought he heard fairy music and the fairies dancing. He danced with the Queen. The fairies did not want him to dance with her and they began to beat him. The man said "FIair play boys when a man comes between you" Then he wakened up.
    Coolyhume Rath is about three miles from Graigue. One day a woman named Mrs. Doyle from that town land went to cut sticks in the rath. She got a prod of a thorn in the eye. When she went home the pain got worse. She had to go to hospital and her eye was taken
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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
    Kitty Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Rosie Byrne
    Gender
    Female