School: Bellewstown (roll number 1120)

Location:
Bellewstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Uinsionn Ó Draghneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0685, Page 055

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0685, Page 055

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  1. This is a story which is a pecuialr one. It happened that a man going to work in Ballygarth Castle Was entering in a gate and to his amazement he saw the body of a dead man lying under a tree. He notified the Guards and done all that he could to help. The sticks that are taken from that tree never burn. Ballygarth is a very ancient but beautiful place and it is situated near the little village of Julianstown. In Hilltown there is a tree much the same and the sticks taken from it will not burn.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Cunningham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hilltown, Co. Meath