School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 461
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“Many years ago a man named Thomas Murphy was coming from a public house called Muldowneys. It was late in the night and he had to pass an old graveyard.”
Many years ago a man name Thomas Murphy was coming from a public house called Muldowneys. It was late in the night and he had to pass an old graveyard. He had a lot drank and he leant in over the gate and he began to go asleep he felt something like a hand on his head. He looked up and he saw something like a hand on his head. Then a voice said to him" are you going to stay there all night" The man go very sober and he walked home.
- Collector
- May Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 34
- Address
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny