School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)
- Location:
- An Robhar, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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- There are three fairy forts in the parish of The Rower, one in the townland of Coolhill in Mr Ryan's field, two in Killeen on in Walshes field, and the other in Galavan's field. They are all called raths. Walshe's rath is surely a fairy fort, because one night two men were going home from rambling in our house. when they were about in the middle of the rath both of them heard something a bit away from them. it was like something falling. They did not mind it at first, but after a while stones started falling all around them. Sometimes it looked as if a stone would hit the men, but when it would come within about an inch of them it(continues on next page)