School: Paulstown Convent (roll number 1915)

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   “A man was once walking past the [...] gate in Doninga and he saw a cow's head on the gate, he went to go hit the head, but as he was lifting the stick, a shower of gold fell on him.”

   

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   A man was once walking past the iron gate in Doninga and he saw a cow's head on the gate, he went to go hit the head, but as he was lifting the stick a shower of gold fell on him. When he began to pick them up they turned into balls of fire and burned the man to death.

   

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   “Once there was a red haired woman going home from a neighbour's house at midnight, she had to go through a forest, and she lost her way.”

   

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   Story Once there was a red haired woman going home from a neighbour's house at midnight, she had to go through a forest, and she lost her was. She kept walking along until she came to a little house, when she was passing the house she saw a pot of gold. She went over to take it, just then the door opened and a man came out and killed the woman. Nobody could stir her out of the place.

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Anna Glennon

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Duninga, Co. Kilkenny