School: Currach Púir (Curraghpoor), Dún na Sgíath (roll number 14008)
- Location:
- Curraghpoor, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Liam Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 096
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- (continued from previous page)trace of it now remains. People say it was a parish church long ages ago.
There were little hillocks in the field round where the church was and one day when Mr Kelly's men were levelling them they dug up some bones and human teeth. The local graveyard was supposed to be attached to the church.
The people who live in the neighbouring houses use the waters of the well for domestic purposes.
- May Eve StoriesA certain farmer in the parish of Anacarty, Tipperary owned a many nice healthy calves one year. One May morning when he opened the door of the calf house he noticed the carcass of a calf lying in a corner of the shed. He thought at first that it was one of his own calves had died during the night but on counting them he found(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolacussane, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs J. Carroll
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Coolacussane, Co. Tipperary
