School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)
- Location:
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
- Teacher: M. Ní Laighean
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- "Low and behold you" about fifty years ago when old Mrs Campion of the Abbey R.I.P. was up one night minding a sow and bonhams. between eleven and twelve o' clock. To her great astonishment a great crowd of people gathered into the pigsty and one old woman fairly well dressed in appearance seemed to be the leader. Her teeth looked to be three or four inches long. She handled each one of bonhams and looked at them and after looking at them all she rebuked Mrs Campion for being there at that hour of the night. She then beat her after which Mrs Campion had to remain three months in bed, Mr Davin R.I. P. was sent up for to go for the priest, When he came down and had the pony harnessed and under the car the whee,s would not turn.He had to unyoke again and proceed on horseback. The priest came and anointed her and she never(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martha Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonmeen South, Co. Laois
- Informant
- David Dalton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Clonmeen South, Co. Laois
