School: Myshall (B.)
- Location:
- Myshall, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)at her and shot her dead.
She rolled into the river and immediately a big water fall appeared where she fell.
At this moment a big brown stone came rolling down the mountain side and fell straight into the water-fall.
In after years people tried to move the big stone so as to get the can of gold which the witch brought down with her, but without success.
Later it was told by the local people that the big stone was the former residence of the witch.
The water-fall and stone are still to be seen enclosed by a black railing under an old oak tree. This strange incident happened in the towns-land of Snowy-vale near the village of Myshall.
- Collector
- Thomas Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Myshall, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Daniel Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolasnaghta, Co. Carlow
