School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)
- Location:
- Adare, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 021
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- (continued from previous page)him from the top.He jumped down but she tore up a huge piece of rock and flung it after him with such force that when it fell to the ground the print of her fingers were deeply engraven in it and are to be seen until this day. She was never heard of again and the candle was never seen again.
Got by Terese sheehan,
Curragh Beg,
Adare.From M. Sheehan (uncle),
Curragh Chase,
Adare.
- Story of a TreasureOnce upon a time a woman lived at the foot of Carrigogunnell and there dwelt on a comfortable little farm, but her cow used to wander away often during the day to the side of the hill.On one particular day the cow went to her usual place and that evening when the woman went with her pail and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Sheehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraghbeg, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- M. Sheehan
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Currahchase, Co. Limerick
