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School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)

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Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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  1. Poll na Bídeog

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    Long ago in the Parish of St. Mullins there lived an old woman, who was known as "Poll na Bhideóg. She was called this because her thumb was as big as her body. In this thumb the devil lodged. She was taken to Father Danield Kavanagh the Parish Priest of St Mullins and he drove the devil out of her thumb. But till the day of her death she had a large hole in her thumb, and it was from this hole she got her name.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny