School: Cluain Mór (1), Baile an Droichid

On this page

1. Place Names, Raths, etc. (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   6). "There is a story told about this big rath that I heard when I was young.
   "There was a young man who lived somewhere in the vicinity and was shortly after being married. Some sheep strayed away from him and he got an account of them being up on these hills. He said he would get up early in the morning and look for them. He broke his fast with bread and milk and started off. He was on the hill for a time when a heavy fog came down on him and he could not see any distance before him, but he kept travelling away until he was tired and did not know where he was or how to get off of the hill. At last he discerned a grand place and it surrounded with lovely trees. He could not remember ever having seen it before so he thought surely he was a long ways out of his way, and as he was approaching it to inquire where he was a lovely girl made her appearance at the entrance unto it and she all smiles and so bewitching. He excused himself and said he had gone astray on the hill that he was looking for sheep and he did not know where he was. She spoke then and said he was all right that she

   (continues on next page)

   

   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

   Location

   Clonmore, Co. Carlow

   Informant

   James Byrne

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Gowle, Co. Wicklow