School: Errill, Ballybrophy (roll number 928)
- Location:
- Errill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 419
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- (continued from previous page)field, and another in Costigan's field in Togher.
Neddies rath is round in shape. There are few or no trees in it, but it is in hills and valleys. In it a man heard lovely music one summers' night. He kept standing still and heard a rustling noise which he thought was the leaves of trees. and he looked again and saw a light.
Mrs Bergin got a black eye while she was cutting sticks in the rath.
Between Guilfoyle's rath and Neddie's rath there is a blackthorn bush called the "Conny" bush and it is in the shape of a house and if any body cut it something unlucky would happen him.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Éamonn Caimpion
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Lisduff, Co. Laois
