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School: Ray (2) (roll number 16607)

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Ray, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seósaimhín Ní Ghallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1086, Page 180

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    or dead, I'll be in this house."
    "Some time after that the girl died, and every day after her death, she could be seen walking through the priest's house. In the morning she used to go into the servent boy's room and knock at the door, to waken him.
    "Every morning this continued, and one day when the boy was cleaning out the chapel, she came in and followed him round the chapel, the boy went home and took his bed, and he never rose again. The priest offered up a Mass for the repose of her soul, and she was seen or heard off no more.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eithne Nic an t Saoir
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ray, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Sean Mac Suibhne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Address
    Glenalla, Co. Donegal