School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (B.) (roll number 9685)
- Location:
- Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Huallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 277
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“Once upon a time there was a man who was appointed to clean the church.”
(continued from previous page)always on the road at that time and many times he attacked people. One night the animal disappeared from the castle and was then seen sitting on a bridge in Garden-Hill. The next night a man was coming from Birdhill with potatoes. As he neared the bridge two hounds leaped out over the ditch, one going at each side of the car. They kept the animal at bay while the man was crossing the bridge. The hounds then followed the man to his home. The man had just gone inside when he heard the scraping at the door. He opened it and allowed the dogs to come in. After feeding the dogs he let them out but while the door was open the animal he had seen on the bridge got in and the man had to leave him in the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Shyne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloon and Commons, Co. Limerick