School: Clochar Bhríde, Tullow
- Location:
- Tullow, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: M. Ní Dhubháin
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- There is a townsland called Aghowle some miles to the east of Tullow. It is pronounced "Aghowl". A priest who was a newcomer to the parish was requesting the prayers of the congregation for a person who had died recently, & was to be buried in Aghowle said that the person was to be buried in "Ahole".
- Body Snatchers. Long ago doctors were not as enlightened as they are now. When a person died with any disease they did not understand(continues on next page)
