School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)

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1. A True Story (continued)

   

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   borrow the eggs and, as the people of the house wished to be neighbourly, she was not refused but as she was leaving the house all the eggs fell and were broken and the spell was broken too and from that out the farmer had his full yield of butter

   

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2. The Ghost Story of the Abbey

   

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   There is a story told about a woman, who used be seen near the Abbey Gate about a mile to the west of Bantry and this is it. This woman used to be seen every night. But, the people took no notice of her because they thouht she was a real woman but she was not. At that time the most of the people travelled on horse-back and they met the woman. When one of the horses noticed her, he began to jump. Then

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Diarmuid Ó Cruimín

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Seafield, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr M. O Donovan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Seafield, Co. Cork