School: Raharney (B.)

Location:
Raharney, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 114

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  1. There is a field in Kit Lenon's farm called the castle field. There was a battle fought in the field in the year 1684 from that day to this there are little white men seen fighting from two o clock til five. The king was Kit Lenon's great grandfather.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas O Keeffe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Grange Beg, Co. Westmeath