School: Athlone (Mixed) (roll number 16092)
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Hunter
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0748, Page 143
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- There is a place in a field outside Athlone near the Garrow School, where it is said a hermit lived.He had a wooden shack under a big chestnut tree, and there were a great many other trees around the shack. Mrs White lives in a house beside the place.Informant:- C. English, Scotch Parade, Irishtown
- Informant
- Cecil English
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- There was an old hag whose name was Commy Calb, and she was very ugly. She lived in the bottom of a bog hole that is in the bog of Allen near Clonbonny. One day she captured a princess so that she could marry her lover.
She had a pair of seven league boots, and with-out them she was powerless.
One day the princess stole the boots and ran away home. Several days after that the old witch died of(continues on next page)
