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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 10_049

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    circular piece of ground, about twenty-five yards in diameter. It is surrounded by a huge trench, twelve feet deep and about ten feet wide. On the inner edge of this trench there is a ring of dead trees.
    There are a great many legends about this fort. One night a man named Patrick Reddy of Garnaman was passing by the "Ráithín" on his way home, when he heard singing and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Comerford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garraí an Stanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    Philip Comerford
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Garraí an Stanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh