School: Áth Treasna (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0352, Page 299
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“Every evening at sunset at the bog near Tacca, a person from the other world was seen, and when he was passing the place.”
Every evening at sunset at the bog near [?]aur, a person from the other world was seen, and when he was passing the place, He started roaring, crying, and
screeching. So the people of the place,
One evening the people decided
to go to meet him, and ask him.
what his trouble was, So when they went near him any one of them had not courage to ask him what was wrong with him, but when they were turning away to go home, they heard him say
some few Irish words in English which ment " God help us" - Collector
- Máire Ní Ailinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Dan Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
