School: Killadooley, Ballybrophy (roll number 12692)
- Location:
- Killadooley, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Edward J. Guerin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 175
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In olden times the people said there was a giant named Billie Grant who lived in a hut on the top of a hill in Coolowley, and every night he lit a fire on the top of the hill and any one that looked at the fire took a fit of sneezing and died.
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- Collector
- Peggy Lenihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolowley (Mason), Co. Laois
- Informant
- James Phealan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Informant
- Mrs Kate Lenihan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 41
- Occupation
- Railway worker
- Address
- Coolowley (Mason), Co. Laois
