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School: St. Brendan's (C.), Blennerville

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Blennerville, Co. Kerry
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Máire, Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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    they would be near the Ghost he would follow them up to their own door. When they would go up their mother would ask them where are the clothes, and they would say there is a ghost in our garden. Then their mother would go down and say to the Ghost.
    Q. What are you grumbling for.
    A. Needles.
    Q. What do you want needles for.
    A. To sow bags.
    Q. What do you want bags for.
    A. To draw sand.
    Q. What do you want sand for.
    A. To build walls.
    Q. What do you want walls for
    A. To sharpen knives.
    Q. What do you want knives for
    A. To cut off your heads.
    Then the Ghost would follow the mother to the top of the garden, and if he would catch her she would be the Ghost the next time.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Williams
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs J. O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry