School: Brownstown, New Ross (roll number 4477)

Location:
Brownstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Maitias Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0846, Page 257

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    He pulled the tailor up, but the tree was coarse and it cut the sugan. Away with the tailor across the haggard with piece of the sugan hanging after him and followed by Cody. The tailor ran towards the chapel in Mullinarigle. Cody followed him as far as the kiln in Darvistown, and the tailor escaped by running into the church.
    Ballyversia is commonly called by the old people as "The place where tehy hung the tailor".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Collector
    Philip Harte
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Slievecarragh, Co. Kilkenny