School: Wicklow Convent
- Location:
- Wicklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teachers: Mrs McCall Sr. M. Martin
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- Many years ago, some men were cleaning out the caves at the Black Castle Wicklow. They heard shouting and singing, they went out and found a drunken man lying on on the edge of a cliff. They carried him into the cave and he fell asleep in there, the men noticed he had a large bottle of whiskey in his pocket
When he awoke he said "where am I" and the men answering said "you'r in hell" "how will I get out" said the man "for a bottle of whiskey" said the others so he gave them the bottle of whiskey, they told him to shut his eyes and they carried him on a bank.
The next day (which was Sunday) he went to his Sodality,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Wicklow, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr John Turner
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
