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School: Newtown, Borris

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Newtown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 565

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    like the lid of a coffin. He over took Raimshuck in Drana and turned him into a stone. The stone is standing up in the ditch in Patrick Byrne's lane still. The wife made the best race and she ran to Rathnure. St. Moling over took her there and turned her into a stone. Ever since that this place is called Raimshuck. The stones remained in Marley until they were building cottages there they used the stones for building purposes This is the way Raimshuck was punished for breaking the custom.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William P. Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballybeg Little, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballybeg Little, Co. Carlow