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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

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Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 404

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    There are some fairy forts in this country one in Rathnagrew, one in Ballyedmond and one in Borkle. There are in sight of one another and there is a fence of stone and trees around each. Sometimes there are supposed to have been lights seen in them. Sometimes they go from one forth to another and if you met them on the way you are supposed to be led astray. The bushes grew very high but the people were afraid to touch them because something might happen them. Music has often been heard in them.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Gartland
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Matthew Gartland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ballybrack More, Co. Wicklow