School: Tiobraid Árann (B.) (roll number 1285)
- Location:
- Tipperary, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 046
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“One night a young man was driving home from town...”
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“Over half a century ago there lived a woman in Bishops Wood not very far from Dundrum.”
Over half a century ago there lived a woman in Bishops Wood not very far from Dundrum. Her name was Mary Wild and her only means of living was by selling turf in the town of Tipperary. She was poor like all the other people of that district and their only means of carrying their turf to the town was by ass and cart. As it was a long journey to town and the roads were bad the people had to get up very early in order to be in town early. The people had to pass an old bridge when going to town called the Black Bridge or the Gully. When the people would come to the bridge spirits of all shapes such as dogs, pigs, horses, and other animals. would come up from the Gully below the bridge and(continues on next page)