School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 077

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 077

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Kilcoran was a great mower. He used to reapan acre of corn a day with the scythe. Mr Roe whol lived in Kilcoran was an excellent singer. Mary Walton and Mr Hoyne who lived in Newtown were two wonderful story tellers. They used to tell frightening ghost stories.
    Eamon Cass
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Outside Newtown the ruins of an old barracks is situated in a field some twenty yards in from the road.
    Long ago Mr Huntbrooke lived there, and the house was called Huntbrooke House.
    Mr Huntbrooke was known to possess great riches. When Mr Huntbrooke was dying he told some of his best friends
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon Cass
    Gender
    Male