School: Durrow (B.) (roll number 3517)

Location:
Durrow, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Sabhaois
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 086

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    Some years ago there lived in this town a man who was very fond of shooting.

    I heard the following story from Dan Ryan (Baker) a native of Durrow.
    Some years ago there lived in this town a man who was very fond of shooting. One day as he was shooting around Castlewood he saw a black cat running up a wall and he fired at it.
    When he went home that day he got a stroke and was not able to stir but after a week or so a little woman came to his door and when the woman of the house came out the little woman asked to see this sick man. She went into where the man was sleeping and she asked him what call had he to fire a shot at anyone that didn't harm him and the man said that he didn't fire at anything but the little woman said "you fired at a black cat". Then she told the woman of the house to kill a four footed animal and give the blood of it to him to drink.
    Then the little woman disappeared and the man got better after about a week or so and never
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donnchadh Keenan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Durrow, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Dan Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Baker
    Address
    Durrow, Co. Laois