School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 419
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“There's a small garden which is called the Bullawn belongin to Mr. Power.”
There's a small garden which is called the Bullawn belongin' to Mr. Power. In wan corner o' the field there is a big flat stone.
A bad tempered woman wance lived in the house near the garden.Begor wan day an auld Hussian came to her for shelter. They had some disagreement in the garden an' the auld woman had a churn dash in her hand. They began to fight begor, an' did'nt the woman split the skull with a stroke o' the churn dash. She then dragged him over to the corner o' the field, an' she put a stone on top o' the field, an' she put a stone on top o' him. 'Tis said the divil gave her a hand to put the big stone on top o' him.
As time went on the stone pressed the man down in the ground.
In some parts of the Bullawn, no grass grows, an' 'tis said his blood was spilled in these(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty French
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Raheevarren, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- David French
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Raheevarren, Co. Wexford