School: Ballyroddy (roll number 12629)
- Location:
- Ballyroddy, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: -
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 180
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Religious Stories
(Wrong deeds and their punishment)
About one hundred years ago, a man named Casey, went to build a new house, he went to a fort on his farm, and brought three big stones to help in building his house. When the house was finished, and the family living in it, terrible things were happening. their cows, calves, pigs, fowl and even their children were dying. After a few years, they had no better luck and they sent for a "charm-setter", he got a bowl of water, and walked three times round the house, he took out a pen knife, and each time he walked round, he put a mark on a certain stone. When he had his three rounds performed, he asked the man where he got these three stones. The man said "from the fort." "Well" said the charm-setter, "you were very smart, go and leave them back again where you got them"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alphonsus Rushe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shankill, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Clooncunny, Co. Sligo
