School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)
- Location:
- Gráig an Drisligh, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: M. Ní Laighean
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- It happened one morning about thirty years ago on the fifteenth of August about four, My father was going to hunt to Graigue, It was a very calm morning and as he was crossing Bawnaughra hollows where the turf was in rears (and the people used not cut turf as early then as they do now) Behind him he heard a rustle through the turf which made him think the dog was in pursuit of a hare, and to his great astonishment the aspect looked different. It looked as if one of two men were at each end of a rope about six perches long. They were swinging the rope it was raising the heads of the rears of turf. My father go a fright then he made a move for and old ciseach which was abut two yards from him, and the dog just in front of him when he heard a whizz coming towards him. He gave a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martha Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain Mín Theas, Co. Laoise
- Informant
- David Dalton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Cluain Mín Theas, Co. Laoise
