School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown
- Location:
- Rathmeague, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 234
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“One fair morning a man went out to catch his horse and he could not get it.”
One fair morning a man went out to catch his horse + he could not get it. He lost his way + he wandered into the Ratheen. It became a castle to him and there was dancying + music going on it in. He sat down on a chair + he keep looking on. He seen a girl friend there, they asked him to dance but the girl shooked her head and he under stood her and he would not any because if he did they would have him too so he never stired and when day light came he found himself on a rock in the Rath.
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“One time a man was only after been married and the night of the wedding...”
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- John Wheatly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Slieveroe, Co. Wicklow