School: St Fiachra's Kilkenny (roll number 11750)
- Location:
- Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gealagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 112
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“A man and an old woman had two sons. One of the sons was married away from the house.”
(continued from previous page)he ran for his life and away with him back to the house again. "What's wrong with you?" says the minister. "Oh!" says he the old woman that was buried to day is sitting on the tombstone with two blankets round her. You know say's the minister you must get the horse or he will be foundered before morning. I'd go with you myself only I am not able to walk. I'm all pains. "Well," says the boy I'll carry you on my back, but I won't go alone. So he got the minister on his back and they went to the graveyard. When they came to the graveyard where the fellow was sitting on the tombstone with the blankets round him. When(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Daisy Muldownes
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Grevine East, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Patrick Cannon
- Gender
- Male