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School: Cill Ruadháin (roll number 7088)

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Lisgarode, Co. Tipperary
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Labhrás Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0533, Page 276

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  1. The Devil (continued)

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    and took chains down with him into it. He said when he would hear the man coming he could shake the chains to frighten him. He was not long waiting when he heard footsteps coming. He began to shake the chains and to his surprise he saw a white woman standing over the hole. The man was frightened and when the woman disappeared he ran home as fast as he could. He never went to frighten anyone after that.
    Written by Mary Ryan, Beechwood, Nenagh.
    Told by my parents age 55
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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