School: Crosspatrick, Johnstown
- Location:
- Crosspatrick, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: P. Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 182
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“Once upon a time a woman died and her knees were cocking up in the bed as she could not straighten them and when the people were laying her out they had to put a stone on her legs to straighten them.”
Once upon a time a woman died and her knees were cocking up in the bed as she could not straighten them and when the people were laying her out, they had to put a stone on her knees to straighten them. One night all the people were at the wake and there was one boy in the room who knew about the stone upon the woman's knees and when he was going to go home he went over to the side of the woman's bed to say a few prayers and he gave a little shove to the stone and it slid off the woman's knees and up they went in the bed. The people got scared and ran out of the room and the man had to sit down to laugh at the trick he had played.
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“There was a tree in the County Tipperary and a voice used to be heard saying "Cá raghainn?" when someone was passing.”
There was a tree in the Country Tipperary and a voice used to be heard saying "Cá paghainn" when someone was passing. One night a man was passing and the voice said "Cá paghainn" The man answered "Where will you go but to heaven where we all hope to go with the help of God." The voice was never heard after that. - Collector
- M. Grady
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- Mrs Dwyer
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- Female
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“There was a woman living in Fertagh and she was fond of stealing.”
There was a woman living in Fertagh and she was fond of stealing. One night she stole a lamb and killed it and eat it. The priest came the next day and asked her(continues on next page)