School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Coshmore and Coshbride, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: James Cashman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 60
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- (continued from previous page)but they cannot get it to grow.
It is told also that the family living near this tree were at one time without firing, so they cut down branches of the tree and placed them on the hearth but they would not burn.
No one now would dare cut or injure this tree and it is shown to strangers as the tree which would neither grow or burn.
- At upper Coolishal, 5 miles from Ballyduff the following incident occurred.
A man named John Finnessy and his wife lived on the farm. John died bequeathing the house and the farm to a nephew another John Finnessy. The(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
