School: An Maoilín, Ráth Droma
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- Trooperstown Hill, Co. Wicklow
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- There is a story told about the Ráithin in "Mr. Thomas Byrne's" field.It is said one time a man was cutting bushes on the ditch of the Ráithin with a hook and after he had cut a few bushes, he got a pain in his hand and he could not move it or straighten it ever after. It is said it is unlucky to touch a Ráithin.There was another Ráithin around here and the man that owned it moved it away because his stock died.The Danes were supposed to be connected with the Ráithíns.A great many people saw lights and heard horses' galloping in the Raithin of "Mr. Doyle's."Long ago the houses of Ireland were built of wood, the people built big mounds of earth to protect them from the Danes or(continues on next page)
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