School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 423
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“Once upon a time there lived people named Reillys in Blake's castle. One day Henry Reilly was coming to see his mother in the castle.”
(continued from previous page)into a yard and hid behind a pier. The men followed him and asked him for the gun. But he said "No". Then the fired a shot and dashed out his brains against the pier. Ever since he is seen walking about the pier at ten o'clock at night, and no matter how well they dash or whitewash the pier his blood still remains on it. The people had to knock the pier and build a new one. Henry Reilly is buried in Johnswell churchyard at the sacristy door. The words written on his tombstone are Henry O'Reilly who departed this life 9th Oct(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bessie Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Dwyer
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85