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School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)

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Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
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Eibhlín, Bean Uí Súilleabháin
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    “Long long ago there lived a woman whose habit was each evening to go to the Church, to say some prayers.”

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    Long long ago there lived a woman whose habit was each evening to go to the Church, to say some prayers. So this evening she stayed longer than usual and when she got up to go home the Church door was locked. So she could do nothing but stay in fear and trembling. Some time after 12 o'clock she saw this man coming out of the sacristy and lighting the candles on Altar which he then prepared for Mass and he asked three times "is there anybody there to answer my Mass" But the woman was too frightened to answer him. So he quenched the lights & went back into
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonee, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    James O' Shea
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonee, Co. Kerry