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    The Protestant boy and the Catholic boy
    A protestant boy and a catholic boy were great friends. After some time the protestant died. One night the Catholic boy was out minding sheep when the protestant boy appeared to him.
    Next day the Catholic boy went to the priest. The priest told him to bring holy water with him. That night the protestant boy again appeared to the Catholic boy. The Catholic boy shook the holy water on the ground and the protestant boy stuck his head in the ground and pulled a piece out of the ground. And in a short time the Catholic boy died.
    Told by Eileen McCormack
    Heard from her Father Patrick McCormack (45)
    Clonfert
    Eyrecourt
    Co Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonfert, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Cormack
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Clonfert, Co. Galway