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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 430

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    Once up on a time there lived a widow and her daughter in a house by a wood. She was very happy until her daughter died. When she died the poor woman got no ease. Every night she would hear noise in the house when she was going to bed.
    She went to the Priest and told him that she never heard anything before until her daughter died. He told her the next time she would hear it again to shake holy water and if it was her
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Early
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlereagh, Co. Mayo