School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 297

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Once upon a time a man and his wife were living in a small house in the middle of a bog.

Once upon a time a man and his wife were living in a small house in the middle of a bog. The man was very fond of smoking. One day the woman went to town and the man told her to bring tobacco. The woman forgot to bring the tobacco because she had to bring a lot messages. On her way home she had to cross a bridge and a ghost used be seen sitting on top of the bridge every night and people used be afraid to cross the bridge after it getting dark. He used be smoking a pipe. When the woman came home the man asked her for the tobacco and

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Collector
Pat Healy
Gender
male
Address
Cloontubbrid North, Co. Kerry
Informant
Maurice Healy
Gender
male
Address
Cloontubbrid North, Co. Kerry
Language
English