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School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)

Location:
Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Hanna Mannix
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 196

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    He went to the well with the pail, and as he filled the water a voice spoke from beyond the well (He recognized the voice as that of his father's who was dead some years.) The voice said, "go home at once and say 'The foxy women's mountain was one fire; Then when the women run out, put the feet-water out-side the door, take a piece out of the cake, brush the ashes well off the hearth, leave no clothes on the chairs, clean the floor and go to bed."
    The poor man did so in a hurry. The women ran out, screaming that their children were burned in the mountain; and when he got them out, he did everything he was told, bolted the door, and went to bed, clothes and all.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English