School: Ráithín, Mainistir Laoighse (roll number 16667)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Laois
- Teacher: C. Ó Raghallaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 096
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- Once upon a time a large crowd of men gathered in a house to play cards. There was one man who used to stay very late every night and the people of the house were vexed with him for staying up so late. The man of the house made up his mind to go and frighten him. For two nights he went and sat a a particular place but the man passed by, and did not mind him but the third night when he went there was a real small man. He was very frightened and did not stir. After some time(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Lalor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ring, Co. Laois
- Informant
- James Hynes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloosecullen, Co. Laois
