School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 202

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  1. Once upon a time there lived an old man and woman in a little hut.
    They were very poor and were forsaken by their friends on this account.
    One night as the man was going to a fair which was held in one of the neighboring towns, he met and old woman dressed in a white garment.
    On seeing her he began to get
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bridge Morley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belesker, Co. Mayo