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School: Aughclare

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Aughclare, Co. Wexford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 159

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    he recovered from the amazement, he asked her what on earth was she doing those things for.
    She said to him :-
    "Did you see the time I burned myself?"
    The priest said that he did "Well" said she, "any child that was born at that time will die from burns and any child that was born whils't I was in the water will drown. Likewise, any child born whils't I was hanging from the rope will die by hanging." With this, she disappeared and the priest suddenly realised that he was standing in the middle of a field. No trace of the house was seen and neither was it ever seen again
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Shannon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aughclare, Co. Wexford