School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 232
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- Lar Foley was going to a fair one day and he saw a woman combing her hair and said Lar, "What nice lovely hair but it isn't as nice as mine." The next day when Lar was combing his hair it all fell off. From that day on he was the baldest man in Castlecomer.
- Collector
- C. Owens
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Christy Owens
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- A coach drawn you four headless horses and driven by a headless man is supposed to be seen on the Canon's walk every night.
A snake was seen in Coogans' house, of the milestone, in the(continues on next page)
