School: Bun Machan
- Teacher: Íde, Bean Uí Chobhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)as unsinkable it sank like a stone when the iceberg struck her. The brave Captain stayed at his post even while the ship was sinking. His name was Smith.
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- Collector
- Michael Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydowane West, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mary Coffey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 49
- Occupation
- National teacher
- Address
- Ballydowane West, Co. Waterford
- Not very many years ago a man only a mile from my home had a liss in one of his fields. There was a blackthorn bush over it. The man went and cut the tree because it was only taking up room. A few days after that all his horses perished. It is said to be unlucky to harm anything belonging to the fairies.(continues on next page)
