Scoil: Newtown, Dunleckny

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1. Folktale - The Story of Crush Bush (ar lean)

   

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   supposed to be haunted, and so strong is this belief that people are afraid to pass by it on dark nights near midnight. For a long time past nobody has ever dared to cut down the bush, as those who, in former times attempted to do so, did not turn out very lucky afterwards. A certain priest who attempted to destroy it, is said to have fallen seriously ill and died within a short time. A local farmer who owned a threshing engine tied chains round the bush, and by means of the engine attempted to pull it up. He did so, but in a few days afterwards a valuable horse owned by the farmer was killed. The farmer seeing this, and fearing more bad luck, set the bush in place again, where it is still growing. Several other superstitious stories of a similar nature are told in the surrounding districts, and "Crush Bush," even to the present day, is an object of awe to most the rural population.

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   May O' Brien

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   An Baile Nua, Co. Cheatharlach

   Faisnéiseoir

   Andrew Byrne

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

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   Seoladh

   Baile na dTortán, Co. Cheatharlach