School: Firies (B.) (roll number 15945)
- Location:
- Fieries, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Mainchín
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“Once upon a time two women lived together in one house.”
1 James O'Brien
2 Ballybrack Firies Farranfore Co Kerry
3 Age 15
4 School pupil
5 Ballybrack
6 Miss Ellen O'Brien
8 age 65
9 Ballinoe
10 22"1"36Once upon a time two women lived together in one house. They did not like each other. They were always fighting. One day one of the women died. There was peace in the house this time. The woman that did not die her brother came to live with her. People from this district used come night walking to this house every night every night.s After a while (they) the other woman died the dresser chairs and every thing in the house used start rattling. This used happen about one o'clock every night. The man that used be in the house used be frightened and he used run out of the house to another neighbours. This night he asked the people to stay with him for the night. They stayed with him. He was telling them about what used happen. He also told them what time it used happen. After a while they heard what he had told. They all rushed out of the house. They told the priest all about what(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Ballybrack, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Miss Ellen O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Ballybrack, Co. Kerry