School: Paulstown (B.) (roll number 8244)
- Location:
- Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 250
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- (continued from previous page)road. The church was inhabited by monks who were very pious. One day they sent another monk out to put a slate on the church which had been blown down by the wind. On the top of the church the unfortunate monk seated himself. The slate was fixed and the monk was returning from his labour on top of the church. The church sunk and disappeared underground and after seven days it appeared again but the unfortunate monks were dead and they were buried in the shade of two lilac trees in the grave-yard.
