School: Paulstown Convent (roll number 1915)
- Location:
- Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Mother Benignus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 370
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“It is said that the monks in Graiguenamanagh and the monks in Leighlinbridge had a horse trained to carry messages from one monastry to another.”
It is said that the monks in Graiguenamanagh and the monks in Leighlinbridge had a horse trained to carry messages from one monastery to another. This went on until some evil minded person living in Fenniscourt Co. Carlow killed the horse when he was on his journey and took whatever valuables he was carrying. They afterwards threw the body of the horse into the river Barrow, and it is said that an apparition of the horse is sometimes seen at the spot, which is called Sgaíl an Chapaill.
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“Once upon a time there was a man who used to dream that if he went to London Bridge he would get his fortune, so at last he went to London and walked up and down the bridge every day for three days.”
Once upon a time there was a man who used to dream that if he went to London Bridge he would get his fortune, so at last he went to London and walked up and down the bridge every day for three days. The third day a man came up to him and said "I see you walking on the bridge every day and I'm wondering what are you doing", the Irishman told him that he hoped to get his fortune on London Bridge, the strange man told him to go to a certain house(continues on next page)