School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)

Location:
Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 090

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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garbally, Co. Offaly
  2. There is a field in the townsland of Roscore by the name of Condron's garden. There were people by the name of Condron's Living there. They would not pay the rent. One day the Baliffs came and knocked it down. There are some oft he walls of the house standing yet. This happened over a hundred years ago. there is a field called The "Fairys Corner" because the fairys used to be seen in that field. Not far from that there is a field called "Good to be sure." An English soldier was going to
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