School: Cluain (1), Baile an Droichid

Location:
Clonmore, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0908, Page 179

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  1. There was once a man near Rathvilly who hanged himself and a greyhound appeared every night. This night a person was coming from Carlow. he was drunk and was driving a pony and car.
    When he was passing this place the grey hound leaped up on the side of the car. He cracked the whip at the hound and said get to hell out of that. At the moment he was struck dumb and lost the use of the arm he hit it with. But the pony knew the
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Ferris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynakill, Co. Carlow