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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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    So after doing a small distance they met a man coming on horse back but any of them did not speek to him. however one of the men remained behind the funeral to light his pipe, when the horse man met him he spoke and said "was that a funeral that I met down the road," he said it was and that they were to follow it, and they all dead people. So none of them were allowed to speek but himself He warned the horse man not to speek eighter but go the way he was going.
    So they reached Ballidine just before the brake of day. They let off the coffin
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Robert Jackman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 56
    Address
    Knockroe, Co. Kilkenny