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School: Beann-chorr (roll number 13808)

Location:
Banagher, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Hairt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 232

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  1. Willie the Wisp in Forge Village

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    Once upon a time there was a man going around at night time carrying a light through the lakes and marshes. He was called Willie the wisp. I had one uncle called Thomas Killeen. When he was a little boy, it was near xmas and his mother was talking about going to the shop to buy the xmas things and he went before her to the shop and the night came so bad that his mother did not go to get late in the night he began to get uneasy and the people of the shop said they would leave him at home.
    He said he was not afraid so
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Will-o’-the-wisp (~74)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowtrasna, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Margaret Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Carrowtrasna, Co. Mayo