School: Cill Laichtín, An Caisleán Nua
- Location:
- Cill Laichtín, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Nioclás Breathnach
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- Long ago there was a poor widow living in Rooska and some other people came and evicted her. As a widow's curse is always supposed to happen she cursed them. Her curse was that anything bought from them would never be lucky.
- Informant
- Mrs Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Bhearna, Co. Luimnigh
- One day long ago a land agent was going back at Barna, and he was murdered. An old woman was going out with a bucket for water just then. The man that killed him washed his hands in a stream and wiped them in the woman's apron. A few days after a police officer came out to investigate. He met the old woman and questioned her, but she refused to give any information. He then tried to bribe her. He caught the corners of(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Bhearna, Co. Luimnigh
