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School: Newtown, Borris

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Newtown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 510

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    he heard a great noise, and he thought it came from one corner of the field, and he also thought he heard a great many people playing music. He did not mind it until he came to the bottom of the field. Then the pipe he was smoking blew up in a tree.
    Everyone was afraid to go near the rath or pass through it in the night after that.
    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
    Hannah Lennon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Matthew Lennon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Carlow