SCHOOL: Kildavin, Ferns | ADDRESS: Kildavin, Co. Carlow Making a Saint Brigid’s Cross On St. Brigid’s Day the people used to hang out a piece of cloth and that was said to cure a sore throat. In olden times the people used to leave a piece of bread in...
SCHOOL: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris | ADDRESS: Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow Saint Patrick and the dying man When St Patrick was in Ireland, there was a poor man at the point of death in a lonely place. He was living alone and he had no one to send for the priest. Our...
SCHOOL: Drummond | ADDRESS: Drummin, Co. Carlow County Wexford, Ireland A man lived in County Wexford on a small farm of bad land and he always wished to dream about gold. The dream came at last. He dreamt if he went to the bridge of London he would find...
SCHOOL: Newtown, Dunleckny | ADDRESS: Newtown, Co. Carlow Pulling Up The Bush The story of Crush Bush The following folk story entitled “Crush Bush” was told by a 5th. standard pupil whose name and address is :- Andrew Byrne, Ballydarton, Fenagh, Co....
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