School: Tillystown, Bray (roll number 9845)
- Location:
- Shanganagh, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Heoghanáin
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- (continued from previous page)A long time ago my grandfather was coming home. He had to come through a lot of fields When he came to a gap in a field which he had to come through he could not get home. He went round and round the field but he could not get out for a long time.Long, Long ago there lived a man whose name was Lord Powerscourt. He distributed invitation cards to all his friends to attend a great party which was to be held in his house. When all his friends came to the party they were laughing and jeering a catholic priest who was also invited to the party. All the other people exept the priest and one maid were very bitter protestants.So as they were jeering the priest he asked Lord Powerscourt would he like to see his father coming from hell and they laughed at him more.Then the Lord's father came up through the hearthstone tied with chains and the people begged him to put him back(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Irene Waters
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- New Vale, Co. Dublin
- Informant
- Mr R. O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Occupation
- Gardener
- Address
- Ballybrack, Co. Dublin
