School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

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

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 372

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Long ago people used keep a gallon of water inside every night for the good people.

Long ago people used keep a gallon of water inside every night for the good people. There was a girl working in a farmer's house and every night she had to go to the well for a gallon of water. One christmas night the girl went late to the well she saw some white thing in the bottom of it but she said nothing about it. When she came home there was a woman with a child. They all went to bed. The woman that got lodgings never slept. About twelve o'clock

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Collector
Kitty Barry
Gender
female
Address
Derry, Co. Kerry
Informant
Michael Daly
Gender
male
Age
76
Address
Kylebwee, Co. Kerry
Language
English