School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó hÉigceartaigh
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“Once upon a time a man and his wife were coming from town. The moon was shining brightly.”
Once upon a time a man and his wife were coming from town. The moon was shining brightly. The woman could see little men kicking foot ball in a field belonging to Judy Ryan's but the man could not see them. The woman was telling him some pisogues in the way he would see them. The fairies threw sand and blinded them both.
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“A story is told about Cantwells court castle about a turfman and Cromwell. It is said that when Cromwell's soldiers tried to take the castle they could not.”
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- Gender
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- Michael Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny