School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)

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1. The Appearing of the Dead Man

   

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   Once there was man who got married and lived happy in the country. After some time he died and his wife went to live with her parents One evening she was cleaning the kitchen when a knock came to the window. She looked and saw it was her husband. He said to her "Will' you be ready to morrow night if I come"? The woman said she would. Next night the knock came to the window again. She went out without making any noise. She handed the man the bundle of clothes she had and got up on the horse behind him. The man told her to put her arms around his waist. When she caugh hold of the man she taught he was only bones. The woman said nothing till they came to a stream. When they were crossing the stream the woman looked down. She saw the man's shadow in the river. He had a skeleton's head and had cloth around it. When they got to the far side of the stream. She heard a black smith hammering in his forge. When they came to the forge the woman jumped off the horse and ran in to the forge. She shouted to the black smith to help. The black smith had a red iron in his hand. He stuck the red iron in the side of the door and the man could not cross the red

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Paddy Joe Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mr Brennan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo