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School: Lubhghortán, Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

Location:
Lowertown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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  1. The Old Graveyards

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    There is a story told about the Kilcomhngall graveyard. The story is about a woman that was seen spitting fire out of her mouth. This happened at the time the people around here carried the butter to Bantry. They used leave late in the night and have their cars of butter in Bantry in the morning.
    When they were coming near the graveyard a woman used come out of the graveyard spitting fire out of her mouth. When they saw her they used get afraid of her and run and leave their cars of butter there. She carried the most of the butter with her, and when they came back all their butter was gone. The people got courage and they said that if they met her again they would hunt her and catch her and they would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christopher O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Jeremiah O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Knock, Co. Cork