School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)
- Location:
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0281, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)looked around and a few yards away from them there was a woman wearing a shawl standing in the middle of the road. The boys went over to her and they saw that she had the box in her hand, but when she saw them she disappeared box and all.
The two boys ran home as quickly as they could and, when they got up next day they found the box in front of the door.
- Long ago there lived in Durrus an old woman, who was dying, and there lived also, in the same house a young man, who begged God to spare the woman's life and that himself would go instead.
One night the woman got very bad so the young man(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Cronin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Dan Cronin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Scart Road, Co. Cork
