School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Ó Mongaigh
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- Once a man was at a fair. He bought a lot of herrings. When he was coming he met ghosts. They took all the herrings from him but when he reached home he had more herrings than he had bought. It was after twelve o'clock at night. And after twelve o'clock ghosts are to be seen.
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- Collector
- Margaret Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Randall Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Ardvarney, Co. Mayo