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School: Currans (C.) (roll number 4460)

Location:
Currans, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Nóra, Bean Uí Bhraoin
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    “There were once two men torching in a field and the owner was dead for many years before that.”

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    There were once two men torching in a field and the owner was dead for many years before that. One of the men was a great friend of the owner and his name was Tadg Sullivan. When Tadg was just striking the bird, he heard the owner say "Na buail a Thaidhgh."
    Told to Mary O' Sullivan by James Scanlon,
    Currens, (age 76 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    “There was once two men coming home after playing cards and they had to go through a church yard...”

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    There was once two men coming home after playing cards and they had to go through a church yard and they heard a cry they followed it and it stopped outside their own door. They went in and they found their
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Con Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Crag, Co. Kerry