School: Borris (B.)
- Location:
- Borris, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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- (continued from previous page)with holy-water. She did as she was told. She made the ring with the holy-water and stood in the middle of it. Soon she saw a man coming towards her and asked her could anyone be saved outside the true church and she said no. Then he made a rush at her but he could not enter the ring. She had some holy-water over and she blessed herself and he disappeared. Then the girl went home with her good news.
- Question: When is a building like a bird?
Answer: When it has wings on it.- Collector
- Thomas O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Borris, Co. Carlow