School: Naomh Muire, Ballyhean (roll number 13444)

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   in her clothes she'd never meet death by drowning, or would never get a sudden death and would never have a toothache again. That's over 40 years ago now and I never heard my wife complain of toothache since. W Dwyer Ballyheane Castlebar.
   Told by Tom Flynn (68 years)
   Derrygarve
   Ballyheane
   Castlebar.

   

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   “Eddie Teeney lived in Carrowclogher about 45 years ago.”

   

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   Eddie Leeney lived in Carrowcloghen about 45 years ago. When he went out at night he used to be followed about by a frog for about a quarter of a mile from his own house. Sometimes he'd feel him jumping at the heels of his boots. When he'd be waiting at night he'd rather stay the night in the waiting house than face out for home for fear of the frog. The frog used to meet him in the one place any evening he'd go that way about duskus. It was said he went to Fr. O Haherty

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   W. Dwyer

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyhean, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Tom Flynn

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   68

   Address

   Derrygarve East, Co. Mayo