School: Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 1301)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bráthair Tomás Mac Binéid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0856, Page 116
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- 1. William Clooney
2. Maudlin St. Kilkenny
3. 59 years of age
4. Landowner
5. Maudlin St. Kilkenny
6. His Grandfather William Stapleton
7. 30 years ago
8. 79 ears
9. Lyrath, Kilkenny
18/11/37
A Ghost Story "The Black Dog"
This story is said to be true, although it is related differently by everyone. However I will take the one that belongs to our family, or at any rate the one that my father told me, and set before you the story as simply as possible.
There is a church in the City of Kilkenny which once belonged to the Catholics, but during one of the strifes of which Irish History is made up, The Protestants captured it and hold it ever since. There is a graveyard attached to it, which is the resting place of ancient Catholics as well as Protestants. It is said that each night at the mid-night hour, a black dog as big as a donkey used to gallop through Michael St. Wolf Tone Street, the Dublin Road, and down Maudlin Street.
Any person who is unlucky enough to meet this monster, will never have an easy mind as long as he, or she lives. He spits fire in two long flames from his mouth, and does the most frightful(continues on next page)
- Informant
- William Clooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Maudlin Street, Co. Kilkenny
