School: Ballycallan (roll number 7050)
- Location:
- Ballycallan, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: P. J. O'Hara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 023
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- Once there lived a landlord in Ballycallan. One day, as he was coming home from Kilkenny after signing his name to have people pay higher rents, and when he came to his gate he was afraid that someone might be hiding to kill him. He tried to make the horse jump it but as he was jumping he fell off him and broke his neck.
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- Informant
- Michael Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Riesk, Co. Kilkenny
- There was a man passing through a field in Corstown and it was twelve O'Clock in the night. He saw great crowds of very tiny men(continues on next page)
