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School: Templeorum, Piltown (roll number 6289)

Location:
Teampall Fhothram, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
P. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0841, Page 128

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    They sent for the Priest to drive out the Devil. When the Priest arrived at the house he drove the Devil through the slates of the house. Whilst the Devil was flying through the slates he tumbled down a great number of slates. The next day a mason went to put up the slates but he was not able as he was putting them up they were falling down. At last he had to put up a sheeet of glass on the top of the house. The house is still to be seen in Kilkenny.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Culleton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile na Fuinseoige, Co. Chill Chainnigh