School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Ráth na gCosarán, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Mrs Corish
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- Tales are told about mass. An old woman named Johanna King Rathimney, Gusserane, New Ross, was called "Queen". She never went to mass only on a Christmas morning. One morning she was exceedingly bad with old age and infirmity. When she was within a short distance of her hone she dropped dead. My great uncle Matthew Long, The Kyle Gusserane, was in the habit of going to midnight mass. This night was very stormy and dark and plenty of lightning and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Larkin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ráth na gCosarán, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Mrs James Larkin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ráth na gCosarán, Co. Loch Garman
