School: Graiguenamanagh (B.) (roll number 16311)
- Location:
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cuanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 387
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- (continued from previous page)told him that a chip struck it. Then the man said:-
"A mill-shaft under thine eye,
A holly branch under thine eye,
Every trouble in thy cheek,
A griffin under thine eye."
After this his eye became worse. It was the devil who came to him.
As he was on his way he met another man who asked him what happened his eye. Moling told him that he said something. After this Saint Moling had better sight in his eye than ever.The above story was taken down from Mr. John Prendergast's dictation by Denis Doyle, High Street, Graignamanagh, Co Kilkenny. Denis Doyle is a pupil of the Sixth Standard, Boys' School, Graignamanagh
- Collector
- Denis Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr John Prendergast
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballyogan, Co. Kilkenny
