School: Clones (Naomh Tighearnach) (roll number 13685)
- Location:
- Clones, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Mac Loingsigh
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- In the townland of Mullans about two miles from Roslea there is a lone bush. There are many divisions in it. Some people say that it was the fairies set it up and others say that there is a king buried under it and the bush was put there for a mark. It is said to be very unlucky to cut a piece of it. One time a man named Jack Faux living in the same townland townland cut a piece of it and he had very bad luck afterwards.
- In the townland of Altertate in Mr. Foster's field a lone bush is situated.
One day as John Armstrong, a servant boy in Foster's, was going for the cows he noticed how the bush was more thickly covered with leaves than any other bush in the ditches(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr T. Donnelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mill Brook, Co. Monaghan