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School: Borris (B.)

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Borris, Co. Carlow
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Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 316

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    My father who is a stone mason happened to be working in a house named Captain Acock's in some part of Wexford. He was coming home pretty late one night. It was on a Saturday night. Coming through a wood owned by the Captain, he and a comrade stood to light their pipes to have a smoke. The part they stopped in was called Jerusalem Hollow. Just as he was going to light his pipe, suddenly a big long pipe was stretched under the match. He looked around him and could see no one. He got a great fright. This is a true story.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Redmond
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    James Redmond
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow