School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 7

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    he would not go. "We are the devils" one big man said again and we will put you into hell. Soon after they gave him two glasses of poiteen
    His three companions brought him up out of the mine, and brought him into a graveyard. When they got him in the graveyard they put his head up against a headstone. When the man got alright he said he was in hell and he saw the devils.
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  2. he would not go. "We are the devils" one big man said again and we will put you into hell. Soon after they gave him two glasses of poiteen
    His three companions brought him up out of the mine, and brought him into a graveyard. When they got him in the graveyard they put his head up against a headstone. When the man got alright he said he was in hell and he saw the devils.
    Signs of the weather
    When there is big ring of light around the moon a storm
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Pat Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo