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School: Gusserane

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Gusserane, Co. Wexford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 136

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    a little man came and caught him by the neck and brought him into the fort They kept him there for a little time and it is said that the fairies changed this man into a Luthargan and this is how the Luthargans came into being. That rath is round in shape. There is a hole in the side of the rath. There is a fence of stones around this rath. Every year a ring of fairy-mushrooms growing around this rath
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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 Curtis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathnageeragh, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Moses Curtis
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathnageeragh, Co. Wexford