School: Cill Ruadháin (roll number 7088)
- Location:
- Lisgarode, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Labhrás Ó Floinn
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There was also a Protestant Church in the graveyard and the minister lived about a mile away from the church. On that very same night he wanted a book that was in the church. He had no way of carrying him and he was not able to walk himself because he had pains. He asked his servant man to go for the book. So the man started off and just as he was getting in over the stile he saw the man sitting on the grave and he heard the cracking of the nuts. He thought it was the cobbler eating the nuts. He ran back to the ministers house as fast as he could and said that he got no book because he saw the Cobbler sitting on the grave and he was afraid to go in.
The minister only laughed at him and said "you only thought you saw him". If you dont believe I will carry you on my back". So he carried the minister on his back and when they were going up to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Gleeson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rapla, Co. Tipperary
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- Gleeson
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Gleeson
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
