School: Birr (Mercy Convent)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr. Flannan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 137
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- Fairy FortsAt Rath or Thomastown in the parish of Drumcullen 8 miles from Birr is a well known circular old fort and well known to have fairies. Some years ago something disturbed them one night in their gambles and they left some article behind them. A man found it and brought it home. They plagued him and his house, till he acting on good advice returned it.There is a splendid Rath by Lislane on the Killeen farm just above Riverstown in a field to the right.It contains three concentric rings. In the centre is a great mound about 20 yards in diameter. Outside this is a deep moat then a circular mound all round again another moat and another mound. At one point over the outer moat there is a wide space of about 6 or 8 yds wide which seems to have been the entrance(continues on next page)
