School: Castletown, Mountrath (roll number 2731)
- Location:
- Baile an Chaisleáin, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhearnáin
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- (continued from previous page)arrived at the door in great distress; but no matter what he said or did the occupants of the house refused to open the door; and through the keyhole he had to confess his misdeed and surrender his dishonest profits.
In fields where Root or Corn grew it often happened the large numbers of Eggs were found buried in the ground and it was supposed that the burying of these was part of the charm of "taking Crops"
