School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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“Many years ago there was a mine-hole in front of George Clarke's house, and one day while the people were at dinner the mine-hole fell in and all the tools were buried.”
(continued from previous page)Sixty or seventy years ago when the Austin's were in Slanduff. One evening a fairy woman came in and warmed herself at the fire. Patrick Reilly saw the fairy afterwards up in the fields.
One evening Mrs Gaffney went out to get water. This happened in the harvest-time. She did not know anything until she landed at a field beside Reilly's of Rock. At that time there was a wake in White's and two men heard her screeching and they got her standing in a ditch of mud.(no title)
“Johnny Boyle who lived at Cross a Greallaigh used to go to Darby's shop every night for things.”
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- Florence Kavanagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Michael Byrd
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Road worker
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. Meath