School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 385

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  1. Do you know where the
    cottage is at the butt of
    the hill of Kellystown, well
    there is an ould Corrigeen
    to the right there, and a
    man named Nolan was
    coming home wan night and
    he heard horses coming up
    the hill gallopin' like
    the divel.
    He kep in and only for
    his mother - she was dead -
    the head would be cut
    off him.
    His mother stood behind him
    and held her arm over
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockreigh, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Curtis
    Gender
    Male