School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)
- Location:
- Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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- A Funny Story
My Grandfather told me that there was once a man living at Clohastia who thought himself a great runner though he had never won a race. At last after great perseverance he happened to win a race and after he had won it he said to his congratulators "I am first at last. I was always last before."Written by Kathleen Maguire,
High Street,
Graig-na-managhTold by James O'neil (65 years)
Clohastia
Borris. Co. Carlow
- Collector
- Kathleen Maguire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James O Neil
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Cloghasty North, Co. Kilkenny
- A Religious Story
In the old church at Ullana there is a ball alley built (as) as a prop at the east gable. This is the gable which the Danes burned on the two different occasions when they sailed up the River Barrow. The marks of three different kinds(continues on next page)
