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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

Location:
Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 426

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    Years ago there were a lot of things seen in Jones row. One night a man was coming home from a fair and he was drunk. He saw a snake hanging from a tree. It would not let him pass and it dragged itself across the road. He went home and he died that night. It was said that that snake was the devil. Almost a week after that another very good man was going the same road. The snake was there and would not let him pass. The man turned back and went home another way.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Richard Bulmer
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    41
    Address
    Hacketstown, Co. Carlow