School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 07_026
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“Once a man was dying and his wife went to Biddy Early.”
(continued from previous page)26 horses tail and brought a rib of hair too and she got back her husband.
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“Once a woman was dying and two men went for Biddy Early, Biddy was in the room and there was another person in the kitchen.”
Once a woman was dying and two men went for Biddy Early, Biddy was in the room and there was another person in the kitchen.They asked for Biddy and she came out.
She had a bottle in her hand and she shook it and said ,"the woman was dead before ye were half way on the road".In this bottle there is a man and if the person is going to die the man is(continues on next page) - Collector
- Julia Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Acres, Co. Clare