Two traditions regarding Danes exist: sometimes we hear of tall Danes, doubtless the medieval sea-rovers; sometimes of small Danes, the builders of many of the raths and souterrains.
I do not, however, mean to suggest that the builders of the raths and souterrains were contemporary with the men of Spy, but rather that a small race of primitive men may have existed until a comparatively late period in this country.
While the Danes are the great builders throughout Ireland, some of the raths and souterrains, especially those in North-East Antrim, are said to have been made by the Pechts.
Fairies are not the only race connected with raths and souterrains.
In some places the raths have been cultivated, but, as a rule, this is looked upon as very unlucky, and sure to bring dire misfortune on the man who attempts it.
I believe these Tuatha de Danann are the small Danes, who, according to tradition, built the raths and souterrains.
At all events we never hear of these raths or duns standing a siege; the conquering raider comes, sees, and burns.
T was brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
It is not so interesting in any sense as the corresponding raths in Ireland.
It has the same perfection of construction which can be seen at Eleutherae, or any other Greek fort, but still the really analogous buildings are to be found in far distant lands--in the raths of Ireland and the barrows of the Crimea.
The city was built, it seems, by permission of the fairies, the understanding being that all raths were to be left undisturbed.
But, as the necessity for more arable land became evident, it was determined by the townspeople to level several raths and mounds that interfered with certain fields and boundary lines.
The homes of the fairies are commonly in raths, tumuli of the pagan days of Ireland, and, on this account, raths are much dreaded, and after sundown are avoided by the peasantry.
T was brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths outgrabe.
On the other hand, the fact that the majority of these stones are discovered in raths and forts, i.
The sites of all these mythological battles, where they are not placed in the haunted mountains, will be found to be a place of raths and cromlechs.
The Danish forts or raths are numerous; and there is some curious antique sculpture over the church door.
It appears to have been one of the largeRaths raised in ancient times.
See two Raths of Danish erection; remnants of Abbey for Augustines, also of ancient Castle.
Kildare, was in ancient times the residence of the Kings of Leinster, of which it still retains evident marks in the existence of Moats or Raths of considerable elevation at its N.
Many of these military raths have been found to contain subterranean chambers and circular winding passages, supposed to be used as granaries and armories.
The shores of all the inland lakes were favourite sites for Raths and Churches, and the beautiful country around Lough Erne shared the fiery ordeal which blazed on Lough Ree and Lough Neagh.
The intervals between the buildings were at some points planted, for we know that magnificent trees shaded the well of Finn, and the well of Newnaw, from which all the raths were supplied with water.
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
There are ruins of castles and monasteries and raths and cashels all through this region, and a lot of them cluster about the dirty little town of Athenry, which can boast a castle, two monasteries, city walls and an old gate.
There are raths and tumuli here and there, and a few ruins topping the neighbouring slopes, but it is not until one reaches Downpatrick that one comes upon a really impressive memorial of the old days.
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimbel in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
Among remarkable earthworks are the raths at Mullamast, Knockcaellagh near Kilcullen, Ardscull near Naas, and the numerous sepulchral mounds in the Curragh.
There are a large number of cromlechs as well as raths (or encampments) in various parts of the county.
In Welsh a speech is called ar raith or on the mound, hence we may link rhetoric to this idea, and assume that the raths were the seats of public eloquence as we know they were.
These raths or duns, which are found in every part of Ireland, often consist of only a circular intrenchment, but most frequently form a steep mound, flat at the top and strongly intrenched.
All has been swept away, save some faint indications of the site of the noble banqueting-hall, whose magnificence was so vaunted in bardic song and story, and the raths upon which the principal habitations stood.
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths outgrabe.
On May eve, accordingly, cattle were driven into raths and bled there, some of the blood being tasted, the rest poured out in sacrifice.
The native fairies with which Hogg peopled the raths and mounds of Ettrick do not appear in Thom's verses.
Three Raths who signed in Arnold's Case:" Saturday, about 11 A.
At 1 o'clock I drove to the Grand-Chancellor's, where I found the Raths Friedel and Graun already arrived.
Your Report of the 20th instant in regard to Judgment on the arrested Raths has been received.
But it was difficult to interfere directly; the native Prussian Raths were very jealous, and Poland itself was a ticklish Sovereignty to deal with.
His Rathshad advised Friedrich against giving up Schwiebus in that manner.
It is hard to say when the popular notion originated which attributes the ancient raths and mounds to the Danes.
The raths and cashels which they constructed were exceedingly simple in their character, and in very few indeed of the former is there the slightest grace of stonework to be discovered.
After enumerating several of the ancient raths and cashels of Ireland, he writes: "We have evidence of their having been built like the edifices of other kingdoms of the times in which they were built; and why should they not?
These raths were the dwelling-places of the Irish, not only indeed, in pagan times, but much more recently.
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