School: Birr (St. Brendan's)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teachers: S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 100
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- (continued from previous page)There is a place near Kilcolman called the Rath and it is a very queer place. When Doctor Warbunten lived in Crinkle house he was getting the Rath levelled off as the same height of the other part of the field. When he had half of it levelled he came to an iron door and he could not go any farther because it is said that anyone that would meddle with it that something would happen to them.He had seven horses drawing clay away from the Rath and one night he dreamt that if he did not stop drawing the clay away that his horses would die. The next morning he told his workers not to touch it anymore and it is said that a battle was fought there and that there is a small cave there by which some people(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Wycks
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grove Street, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Wright
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grove Street, Co. Tipperary
