School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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- One night in the time of the Black and Tans twelve Irish soldiers were chased by a troup of Tans. They ran from Sleeven to the Spire where they heard that there were Tans in 'Comer waiting for them. Then one of them, Paddy O'Neill, thought of a plan. he wrote on a piece of pasteboard;-
Do not enter this house as it is the dead house. There is an O'Brennan dead here, and the Banshee follows the O Brennans.
When he had this done he pinned it on the dead house door and they all went in and half closed the door. When the Tan saw the house was a dead house the passed off(continues on next page)