School: Clochar San Pól, Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 13026)
- Location:
- Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0510, Page 437
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- (continued from previous page)he heard a voice telling him to begin his work again. In case he would not be finished by half past twelve he was told to stop at that hour but he had his work completed before the time mentioned.
- Not very long ago there lived in Ballinanima a woman named Narry Condon and she had power from the devil. One day my grandfather bought hay from her sister. When they were saving it my auntie Mary went with them to make the tea for them. One day when she went into Condons for the tea for the men, Narry asked her to have a dip of the tea herself and she consented. When she was drinking her tea Narry asked her had she ever seen a paper-bag dancing on a table and she said "sure no one in this world could do such a thing". Narry told her that she could do it. She got an old sugar bag and she put(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eily Connery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Connery
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Moorestown, Co. Limerick
