School: Bilboa (C.) (roll number 15693)

Location:
Bilboa, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 038

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 038

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  1. There is an old graveyard in Jack Walshe's field in the townland of Bilboa in the parish of Cappamore. There are a lot of tomb stones in it. On the stones there are dates: one of them is 1618 and another is 1400, and another is 1803. On one tombstone the name Dr. Bell is inscribed and the date on this stone is 1400.
    A long time ago Billy Walshe went out in the night very late to see a sick cow which was in the same field as the graveyard. When he went to where the cow was he saw a woman in white standing near the cow. She disappeared and he went home. She crossed Walshe's yard three times after this and a man of the Walshe family who was ill died. She was never seen since.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Smee
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Walshe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cuainín, Co. Limerick