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School: Tobar na Brón, Piltown (roll number 1468)

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Tobernabrone, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bríd Paor
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    “Where Hollylake (Kilmacow) stands now there was once a village there was a hurling match there one Sunday.”

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    Where Hollylake (Kilmacow) stands now there was once a village there was a hurling match there one Sunday.
    One of the hurler went over the ditch into the next field looking for a drink of water, he could find none he see a woman and he asked her where he would get a of water she told him to pull a rush there where she was standing and when he had druk the water to put back the rush then the woman disappeared and he forgot to put back the rush the water rose rapidly the village and all was in it was swallowed up and the water formed a huge lake and stands there to this day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Knox
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tobernabrone, Co. Kilkenny