School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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   In our farm at home we have fields called Glan uisgie, Puille whick, The Corravilli, The Shruhan, The Shraih, There did an old man called Paddy the knitter own one of the fields in olden times; that field is called Cniotal. There is a well near here called Tobar Moor and an old bush called Berwick's bush and old people tell how his spirit was settled in the bush. Berwick was a protestant squire who lived in this townland. He was a bad living man, so the story goes, and Catholic girls had good reason to fear him. One day he fell of his horse and was killed There was one girl he appeared to several times. This night

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   AT0810: The Snares of the Evil One

   Language

   English

   Location

   Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford

   Collector

   Mary J. Mc Guire

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Mrs Mc Guire

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   40

   Address

   Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford