School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)
- Location:
- Port Laoise, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Sr Treasa
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- (continued from previous page)about seven or eight miles of the road, it is used yet.
The people living near, go to the village this way, or if they are drawing water it is very handy to get into the field, near where the well is.
It is said, if work-men built plots of houses, where the plot is, it will bring bad luck to them, and to the person who gave them leave, to build them, and also to those, who live in the houses. It is now called "The Old Pass". (no title)
“Long ago an old man with one arm used to come around to my grandfather's house gathering rags and giving pins and needles in exchange if required.”
Long ago an old man with one arm used to come around to my grandfather's house(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen Cahill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Port Laoise, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Cahill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Port Laoise, Co. Laois