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School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)

Location:
Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 417

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    “In Kilfarney there once lived a woman by the name of Biddy Ross. She was a very bad woman and when she died the people said she went to hell.”

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    In Kilfarney there once lived a woman by the name of Biddy Ross. She was a very bad woman and when she died the people said she went to hell. One day a man was coming home from town and he saw this woman walking behind the car and he told her to get in and he would carry her. The woman got in and the man walked by the car. After a while the car got so heavy the ass could not draw it. At length the man told the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margy Manning
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Purcell
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Carrigeen, Co. Kilkenny