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School: Tomena

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T. Mac Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 423

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    Once upon a time a man was coming home off his ceildhe. and was coming as he thought himself towards home.
    He saw a motor light in the distance.
    It was a very dark night . After a short time the light disappeared, but he still kept going on in the right direction, when all of a sudden he approached a house on the roadside half a mile out of his way. The only thing he thought best to do, was to sit down and rest. As he got fatigued and was unable to go any further he remained there for some hours until it brightened a little.
    When he looked around he began to see where he was and wondered what had happened him. He got home alright but he never would solve how he was led astray.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbeagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Manus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbeagh, Co. Cavan