School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Tobar Eoin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: D. Ó hÉigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0863, Page 108
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“One time there was a woman and seven children living in a little house beside a bog. It was a turf bog and it belonged to her. She had some dislike to her neighbours and she would not let them get the turf out of the bog.”
(continued from previous page)steal it, and I will mind it by night." So she did because many people went by night to steal the turf, but they could never find their way out of the field with the load. When they unloaded the car they got out safely.
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“A long time ago there was a house in Ballyfoyle and the people that were living in it were called Haydens. One night they were all gone to bed and it was about twelve o' clock and something tapped at the door.”
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