School: Abbeyleix Convent (roll number 13613)
- Location:
- Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mother Paul
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 021
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- (continued from previous page)firmed. A protestant riding his white horse came along. He asked the children where were they going. They answered, " We are going to be confirmed". The man had a white dog along with him.
"I shall go home and dress up my little dog and let him go to be confirmed too," said he. And immediately he turned to go down a hill, his horse stumbled and the man fell off the horse and broke his neck.
The print of his leg and head are to be seen yet in that place, people say that if leaves or stones are put there, they are gone before morning.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Moyler
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
