School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 116
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- (continued from previous page)caught in his collar and he died with the fright.
- There is a gate out on the Coolbawn road and the old people say it was cursed by a witch if you look at it, it is a sin.
- One night a man was driving along in his car. He saw a dog on the road and liking dogs he stopped the car and got out to catch it. When he was going to lift it up, it turned into a ball of fire.
- Collector
- Joseph Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Joseph Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
