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School: Piercetown (C.) (roll number 8690)

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Piercetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Furlong
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 399

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    In Whitestown - near my home - there is an ancient stile called "Betty's Stile. It is covered with moss and grass. Facing this stile is a great high wall which surrounds Johnstown Wood.
    Every night a black dog is to be seen coming over that stile and crossing the road to the wall opposite. It lays its paws on the top of that high wall and goes over without jumping at all.
    It is tremendous - as big as a calf a year old and is as black as coal.
    Near this spot some years ago there was an accident and someone was killed
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Furlong
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr John Pettit
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Whitestown, Co. Wexford