School: Timahoe (roll number 14486)
- Location:
- Timahoe, Co. Laois
- Teacher: R. O' Byrne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0831, Page 241
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- (continued from previous page)of the road was a baby which appeared to be floating along in a little basket cot. He felt quite happy and a thought of fear never dawned on him, and he believed there and then that it was the Blessed Virgin and the Infant Jesus. She remained with him about 5 minute and vanished out of his sight again.
My Uncle before this had arrangements made to undergo an operation with a diseased bone in his foot but after a short time he was as well as ever, and had to have no operation. No doubt this was a true fact.
- Bill Mooney lived in the cross-roads at Bawnogue Melly with his wife and a child of 4 years and they both had beautiful red hair and you know the faries have a great liking for red-haired people. Anyhow on a fine Spring's day Bill was out working in the garden and when he came in what was sitting on the hearth only a small wisoned little child and his own wife and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gretta Ging
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fossy Lower, Co. Laois
