School: Paulstown Convent (roll number 1915)

Location:
Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Mother Benignus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 368

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  1. Story

    Once upon a time there was a crowd of men working in a field near Mr. Brennan's Ballyvalden.

    Once upon a time there was a crowd of men working in a field near Mr. Brennan's Ballyvalden. There is a rath in the field, the fairies called the men to have tea, they went into the rath, but saw nobody, they drank the tea, and when they were coming out, one man looked back, and the eye was taken out of his head.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
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