School: Cuan an Bhainigh (Bannow)

Location:
Carrick, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Tomás Breatnach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 101

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When the man came home he fainted when he saw the light.

One night Edward Wade was going up the road on a bicycle. When he was going by the ditch of Mr. O'Neill's lawn something caught the bicycle and he had to get off. He could not wheel the bicycle it was like something was holding it. He looked around and he could see nothing. Two lights passes him by and then what ever was catching the bicycle let it go and he got up on it again and was able to proceed home.

Informant
James Colfer
Gender
male
Age
53
Address
Haggard, Co. Wexford
Language
English

A man named Sam Cook went to town one day with two loads of corn.
When he was coming home he had to pass the Protestant Church in Balloughton. He couldn't

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