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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Gharrdha

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Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Sr M. Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 140

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    used say to them "tis a grand evening for knocking hay." The man used to answer her and say, "it is a grand evening too for making them up, and she used to make up every bit of it herself again when the man would'nt get vexed. It is said that it was a priest that banished her and he sent her draining the sea with a bottomless cup. It was also said that she was a lost soul. A priest once asked her why she was going around the world and she said that she was damned. He asked her what damned her. She said she killed a child. "That did not damn you," said the priest and he asked her again. She said
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Hartigan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Lissamota, Co. Limerick