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School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón

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Roundstone, Co. Galway
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Ambrós Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0007, Page 054

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    About ten years ago a woman named Mary Joyce lived in Errisbeg. When she was about thirty years of age she died. She was buried in Gurteen.
    When she was about a month dead her sister was going in to Gurteen to the strand and she saw her dead sister coming towards her from the direction of the graveyard. She was very much afraid but she could not do anything but wait and see what would happen.
    When her sister came up to her they began talking about every one at home. They were a long time talking when the dead women said she would have to go so they parted. When the other sister went home she could not talk with they fright. The next day she thought her sister might want
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Dundas
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Iorras Beag Thoir, Co. Galway