School: Cathair Loisgreáin (C)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire Nic Aodha
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- (continued from previous page)6. There was a man in the old castle at Fahy's Beaghmore, about 60 years ago, and his name was Thomas Murphy. He was one day down in the bog, and he saw a lot of weasels and birds together, and two days after his mother died.
7. A man from Cloonascragh, John Shaughnessey was coming home from his visit one night. He heard the bean-sidhe crying and after a while he saw her coming after him, and she followed him home. His son died two days after.
Nora Roche 17/1/38
Nos. 1,2,3 told by Thos. Roche (Red) Emone
Nos. 4,5 told by her mother, Mrs. Thos Roche (Pat) Emone.
Nos. 6,7 told by her father Thos. Roche (Pat) Emone.About a week before Father Ml. Heaney (Caherlistrone) died, five magpies were seen flying around his house and that was the sign that there would be a death there.- Collector
- Mary Gannon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Thomas Roche
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Omaun More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Roche
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Omaun More, Co. Galway