School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 14_029

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  1. The following story was told to me by Mrs Bagnall, Kilcullen, Aged about 50
    A servant by the name of Brigid Walsh worked in castle Martin House about 50 years ago. On Hallow'een 1887 the Colonel told her to do some task which she did not accomplish. The Colonel found out that she did not do what he told her. The servant was bound hand and foot and put in an old
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Diarmuid Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare