School: St Brigid's, Castleknock
- Location:
- Caisleán Cnucha, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
- Teacher: Mrs Thornton
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- Collector
- Kathleen Stokes
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Mrs Plunket
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caisleán Cnucha, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
- The foll. were written by Marue Cassidy 12 and she got from her mother (labourer's widow) Castleknock who doesn't remember from whom she got them.
There used to be a window in the Castle and who ever put a lighting candle in the window no matter how strong the wind was it would not blow it out.
Marie Cassidy
January 1938
Told to me by my mother
Mrs Cassidy Castleknock widow of labourer,