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School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 003

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  1. Story - May Eve

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    Story
    May Eve
    The following story was told to me by my father some years ago, and old woman named Mrs. Hunt of Tullihimell, two miles from the village of Ballylongford went visiting a neighbor's house one May Eve. The neighbor's house was built in a field some hundred yards from the public road. A bye road, led through the public road to it.
    It was half past eleven that night when she started for home. She went along the bye road towards the public road. She knew this road quite well, as she was used to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Fitzmaurice
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Fitzmaurice
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Ballylongford, Co. Kerry