School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Hanna Mannix
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 176
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- Folklore about Spring-Water
There was a poor woman there long ago, and she was very tired in the evening, and she went to bed, she forgot to bring in the spring water.
So about 11 or 12 o'clock, she heard the kitchen door opening and a crowd of people came in, she listened and after a while, the room door opened and a crown of people came in some of them red hair, more of them had black hair.
This red woman came over to her, and asked her why did she not bring in the spring water, she said that she forgot it, she caught her by the head and she wanted to pull her out of the bed, one woman ran and she said to stop, and leave her alone, and the poor woman said that she would bring it in every other night and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Brosnan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Gurteenroe, Co. Kerry
