School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)
- Location:
- Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 160
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- About one mile from our house and in the townsland of Stackly, one time stood a little thatched house. It was the only thatched house in Stackly and it was called Stackly house.
A woman whose age was about forty years lived in this house. A priest whoes name was Father John Burke married her and a man named John Molloy in her own house. It was on a Friday in the month of May this pair was married. Old people say it was always unlucky to get married on a Friday.
That night a big dance was held in the house and about forty "coilleacs" gathered in around the house to dance. A lot of them stopped outside. One of them lit a match and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Mc Donald
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyjohnboy, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Michael Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Ballyjohnboy, Co. Kilkenny
