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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 121

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    rath and walked along side of her to Warrington's lane and he went in over the ditch there.
    The owners of the land where these forts are were never interfered with. In the fort in Ballygarvan it is said that the fairies dance and play music every night. There were underground caves connected with these forts there is a cave going from the Abbey out to Tintern.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Codd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Yoletown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    William Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boley, Co. Wexford