School: Drinagh (roll number 10664)

Location:
Drinagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462C, Page 10_044

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  1. About sixty years ago there lived a man and his wife in Kerry.
    They had one child and his mother died when he was only six weeks old. All the neighbouring womon used to come to mind the child in turn.
    One night there was a certain woman minding the child and she heard a voice singing for the child. She looked up and saw a woman up in the rafters and after a while she disappeared
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Donoghue
    Gender
    Female