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School: Garryhill

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Garryhill, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0905, Page 304

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  1. Folktale - The Old Woman's Slither

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    If you looked at Mount Leinster from Garryhill you would see a long white mark down the side of the mountain that looks just like a mark made by a person's foot slipping down the hill.
    At Ballinakill also there is a large stone to be seen around this is the legend that accounts for the origin of the mark and the stone.
    Once upon a time there was an old woman who lived on Mount Leinster and who was as old as the mountain itself.
    One day as she was sitting up there she looked down to Baganelstown and saw that Baganelstown Church was being
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garryhill, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mary Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garryhill, Co. Carlow