School: Mágh Glas, Fethard
- Location:
- Moglass, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Labhrás Ó Núnáin
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“The country-side teems with old stories, ...”
The country-side teems with old stories, etc. and in the beginning of this thesis I mean to concentrate upon items which really happened within living memory, and I will conclude with some of the famous ghost stories, I will give the facts, as I got them, but unlike Ripley's "Believe it or not" can give no proofs, other than the authors statements.
Reading some few nights ago, "St Johns Eve", I inquired from a local acquaintance, as to who was the particular wayside shepherd mentioned, who was so well versed in past and present history and who was then, about 55 yrs ago such a famous character.
Proud as an earl yet simple as a child, he came of a family, whose hearts, bigger then their purses left this man, Philip O' Dwyre, with a barren patrimony. Deeply versed one of C. J. Kickhan's poems.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Miss H. Noonan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Shopkeeper
- Address
- Cloneen, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr J. Maher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 32
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary