School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)all she got from doctors. He told her to drink the whole bottle of water and he would call again the next day with another. He was turning round to go away when she said to her father to keep him there till next day and her father agreed to keep him. The next day she was greatly improved. Then he went for another bottle of water. When she had drunk the second bottle of water she was completely cured. He made up his mind to go again but she told him her father not to let him go that only for him she would be dead. So all agreed not to let him go and they were married and were living very happily.
It went on for seven years and one day a poor man came to the door looking for help. The old gentleman was dead at this time The lady's husband gave him some help and asked him to show him the books he had under his arm. He saw his own name on them. He asked the beggar where did he get(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Billy Foxe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Ned Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Creggan, Co. Westmeath
