School: Killadooley, Ballybrophy (roll number 12692)
- Location:
- Killadooley, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Edward J. Guerin
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“There is a Rath in Gurtnalee, which is in this Parish, ...”
(continued from previous page)There is a well in Skeirke called Saint Malu's well. Some years ago a Protestant filled it up, and then it sprang up in a tree that was beside it. In this well there are cures for sore eyes, and warts.(no title)
“There is a little house in Aghaboe called Feirns of the Post Office..”
There is a little house in Aghaboe called Feirns of the Post Office. and the woman of the house was digging in the garden one day. She found an iron plate, and wrote on it was "here is where the moeny lies." Then some men dug the earth and they came to a fireplace, and large stone flags placed on top of the other.
The woman of the house did not let them dig any more as there is an old saying "There is a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nellie Wall
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killadooley, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Pat Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Tullacommon, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Holohan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 47
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullacommon, Co. Laois