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1. Elm Hill House

   

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   Elm - Hill House About ten years ago a priest in Ardagh was passing Elm - Hill House and he said that Mr Studdert was burning in hell, and his son was inside the ditch, and he heard him saying it. About a week later Studdert' s son held a feast in the house, and he invited the priest to it. When the dinner was over, the owner of the house said to him. This day week, I heard you saying that my father is burning in hell. I did said the priest. Prove to me at once or you shall be killed. The priest wrote a note and sent it to the parish priest, by a messenger

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Folktales index

   AT0756C*: Receipt from Hell

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridie Sheehy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilscannell, Co. Limerick