School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó hÉigceartaigh
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“One night Christy Butler was going home from rambling, from a house in a village called the Butts. It was about 12 o' clock. He had to go through four fields belonging to Foleys. He sat down to fill his pipe and, just as he had it filled he got a terrible”
One night Christy Butler was going home from rambling, from a house in a village called the Butts. It was about 12 o'clock. He had to go through four fields belonging to Foleys. He sat down to fill his pipe, and just as he had it filled he got a terrible fright. He heard chains rattling, and in a couple of seconds two Greyhounds passed him. So he went on home, and every step he took he was getting weaker and when he got inside the door he fainted. He knew it was nothing good at that hour of the night, because these are always counted bad.
- Collector
- Patrick Lyons
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Christy Butler
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 30
- Address
- Coolcullen, Co. Kilkenny