School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)to the nearest churchyard his burden disappeared as quickly as a bird could fly.
His animals load seemed lighter but when he came home he was much frightened.
He gave the horse a warm drink and some oats.
Next morning the animal was dead and his master died shortly afterwards.
This story is old but since I heard it I never visited Aughvillar- Collector
- Kitty Lahert
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Denis Lahert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny