School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 161
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- In the "little castle" there were priest killed. There used to be a trap door for catching them. They would invite priests to a party. When they came they would go down with the trap door and a soldier would be waiting and behead them.Once a priest was passing the "Little Castle". The soldiers never saw the priest until he had passed.
The soldiers on horses started after him. He ran his best and went into a house called Smyth's. Smyth was a protestant. He had a son and a daughter(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moyhora, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Miss Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Moyhora, Co. Kilkenny
