School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 276
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- (continued from previous page)told no one else.Buggys' old house is in Cloneen. It is supposed to be built on a rath. When Buggys came to the house there was a hole in the kitchen wall. The people lived there before Buggys used to put a sack on the wall to keep out the cold. When the Buggy came they built the wall.
Buggys brought four cows to Cloneen with them. The night after they had rebuilt the wall their best cow died. Two more died the next two nights. On the fourth night they remained up with the last cow. During the night they went into the dwelling house for a sup of tea, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Close
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mike Close
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Cloneen, Co. Kilkenny
