School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)
- Location:
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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- (continued from previous page)ground with the man that was digging for the gold. The man got up with the bottle of holy water in his hand and the coulter of the plough under his arm, he shook the holy water at the ghost until he had it all wasted and still the ghost was coming near to him. He thought of the coulter and drew it from under his arm and struck the ghost between the two horns and knocked him kicking. He then ran away. He never believed but from that day to this day he killed the devil and that there was more power in a coulter of a plough than in the holy water.Patrick O'Dowd
Moat Quarter
Kilfeacle
Co. TipperaryTold by my grandmother
Mrs. O Donnell
Moat Quater
Kilfeacle
Co. Tipperary
- There was a rich Earl in olden times. His wife died and left one little girl after her and she was about four years of age when(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick O' Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs O' Donnell
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
