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School: Knocktopher (roll number 7033)

Location:
Derrynahinch, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Éil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 140

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    One night a certain man in this locality was coming from a fair in Kilkenny. When he was passing "Hunts gate" at Jerpoint, he saw a black cat on the wall. He was riding on a horse, and drove over to strike the cat. As he did so the horse ran away, and the man thought he saw the road tearing up in front of him.
    When he went home he went to bed, but when his people came into the roon in the morning he was dead.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Callanan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballylowra, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Callanan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballylowra, Co. Kilkenny