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School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 241

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  1. The Three Shovels (continued)

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    fire." So he did and when the boy in the cradle heard this he got up and said, "If I don't hurry my tools will be burned." So then they knew he was a fairy smith.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. A Mean Man

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    There was a man in this town who is dead now who used to stop the clock every night for fear of wearing the cogs of the clock and he had a wrist-watch for sixty years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    2. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    C. Owens
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Christy Owens
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny