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School: Naomh Eoin, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 1301)

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Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bráthair Tomás Mac Binéid
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    1. Michael Corr
    2. Greensbridge Kilkenny
    3. 11 years of age
    4. Schoolboy
    Kilkenny
    6. His father
    7. a month ago
    8.
    9. Cuffesgrange, Kilkenny
    21/2/38

    Columcille is supposed to have prophecised that a man will be born in CuffesGrange and on each of his hands he will have five fingers and a thumb and on his feet he will have an extra toe.
    A war will be in Ireland at that time and the invaders will conquer every place they come to Kilkenny they will be defeated at Cuffes Grange by a trough thats by the side of the road and when the fight will be over the ravens will be sipping blood from the trough.
    The man with the twelve fingers will hold twelve horses for the soldiers while they are fighting.
    A well will be discovered during the fight which was often looked for.
    Bally Keefe wood will be cut down and replanted before all this will happen.
    While the battle will be going on nothing will happen to the people in Wicklow and it is said that the people will not know the Winter from the Summer.
    Columcille said that Kells was Kilkenny is and Callan will be the finer city of the three.
    In time to come the people will become so small and weak that it will take three of the strongest
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Corr
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Occupation
    Schoolboy
    Address
    Greensbridge Street, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Corr
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Greensbridge Street, Co. Kilkenny