School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)

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   “There was a man one time who was saving hay and the hay was very bad.”

   

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   the west and the people say that the fairies never leave their houses without hay.

   

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   “There was a man working with Mr Burke in Coolready.”

   

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   There was a man working with Mr Burke in Coolready. The man used to stay in the house with Mr Burke. He used to come to O'Briens Bridge every night. One night when he was going to Mr Burke's he saw a woman dressed in white. When he saw the white he ran and she ran after him. He ran and galloped till he came to Mr Burke's cross. There he stopped by something and he lay down and she beat him black. When he went into Mr Burke's he told Mr Burke and Mr Burke said that it was his Mother and himself got Mass Said.

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   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Doire Tharsna, Co. Luimnigh

   Informant

   James Ryan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Occupation

   Labourer

   Address

   Doire Tharsna, Co. Luimnigh

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   “Once upon a time there was a little boy, and his father died.”

   

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   Once upon a time there was a little boy, and his father died. Every day the boy used to go, and cry over the grave where his father was buried. Every one knew about it. One day a man put a sheet around him, and jumped out at the boy when he was going to the grave. When the boy saw the man with the sheet around, he dropped dead, and was buried with his father.

   Long ago there was a widow and her so. They were very poor and they had

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