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School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)

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Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 418

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    “In Kilfarney there once lived a woman by the name of Biddy Ross. She was a very bad woman and when she died the people said she went to hell.”

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    woman to get out of the car but she would not. The man got out his beads and made the sign of the cross over her. Then the woman got out of the car and she never came back any more.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margy Manning
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Purcell
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Carrigeen, Co. Kilkenny