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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 431

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    daughter she would come to her. If it was any other spirit it would disappear.
    The widow did as she was told. It was her daughter and she came to her. She told her that she would never get to heaven unless she would leave back a, "bacóg," of turf that she stole before she died.
    That was why she was coming every night to tell her to leave back the turf and after that she never heard the noise again.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Early
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlereagh, Co. Mayo