School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 90

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    Once upon a time there was a woman got very sick. The doctor used to give her medicine made of herbs.

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    (Skerries, Co. Dublin.)
    Once upon a time there was a woman got very sick. The doctor used to give her medicine made of herbs. After a long time the doctor saw that the woman was getting worse instead of better. The people thought because she was not getting better that she was a witch. They decided to burn her. They put two bundles of straw in the yard and they held the woman over it. They lighted the straw with a match and they would say "Away, away." They thought the woman
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Pratt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rush Road, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Theresa Pratt
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rush Road, Co. Dublin