School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Peter Hegarty
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- Long ago St Banice had a church in Aghaboe and another in Kilkenny.When he died the people of Aghaboe wanted to have his body to bury it in Aghaboe and the people of Kilkenny wanted it to bury it in Kilkenny so there was a great battle between the two peoples.When the battle was just over the people saw two coffins instead of one so they agreed to take one each.The marks of the coffins are still on the ground in a field which is the property of a man named Mr White and it is on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Smeaton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Dan Delaney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 86
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois