School: Ballyhale (roll number 7914)
- Location:
- Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 106
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- (continued from previous page)in the sky and he saw the old shoemaker sitting on the very top of the old castle. He thought he would have a joke at him and remarked that it was very late for him to be so high up and inquired if there was anything the matter. The little shoemaker answered down that everything was well with himself, "but not with you" he said, for you will stay standing where you are now until I come back and give you leave to go home." The man was going to run away but he found he was unable to move at all until that time the night after, the little man appeared again on the height of the ruins and told him he could go.
- Collector
- Nellie Henebry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Michael Henebry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
