School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)
- Location:
- Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Mac Cárthaigh
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- Story
Told by: Michael Coffey, Kinnegad.
Written by James Lyons, Kinnegad.The Haunted RathThere was once a farmer named John. He owned a rath. He was very poor. One day he started to plough. He was not long ploughing till he head a noise behind him. Looking around he saw a fairy.The man got afraid of the fairy. The fairy asked him why did he plough on the rath. John said he had to because he was so poor. The fairy told him that he was never to plough again on the rath. Then she gave him a little box with a handle(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Lyons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Michael Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath