School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

Location:
Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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  1. 1. We have a field and it is called Páirc na h-abainn.
    There was an old house there long ago.
    2. The name of this house was Dervan's. They are all dead now. After this family dying some people saw one of them appearing after their death.
    3. It was an old house and it fell after a few years.
    It is about one hundred years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Joynt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Joynt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway