School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó hÉigceartaigh
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“Once upon a time a man named Tommy Kelly was coming home from rambling. As he was going up the Ballafoyle road a coach passed with four white horses drawing it.”
Once upon a time a man named Tommy Kelly was coming home from rambling. As he was going up the Ballafoyle road a coach passed with four white horses drawing it. It passed out by Tommy, and he got afraid.
He got into a field, and ran as quickly as he could, but the coach never went out of his sight. When he reached home he found that his mother was dead. She had died after he had gone to ramble. If anyone ever see a coach again they may know something has happened.
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- Patrick Dwyer
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- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85