School: Kilkenny Convent (roll number 13885)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: An tSr. Borgin
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- Kytler's Inn
A few centuries ago there lived in King St now St. Kieran Street a lady of vast ill repute. Her name was Alice Kytler. Old people still call where she lived "Kytlers Inn." She had a few husbands and they disappeared mysteriously. It has come down to us, that she did away with them all.
She had a maid who said she was in league with the demons, and often had meetings with them under different forms, nearly always in the shape of an animal. She was a seducer of youth, and dealt with all kinds of badness. Her favourite mode of travelling was on a broom. She used go out every morning and sweep the dirt and refuse into her house and say " all into my house to make gold."
Through her husband's sons she was found out in her badness, also(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Feehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Pearse Street, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Bassin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Walkin Street, Co. Kilkenny
