School: Cuan an Bhainigh (Bannow)

Location:
Carrick, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Tomás Breatnach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 104

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He saw the hoof of the devil on the strange man. He never went near the same place so late again.

One night a man was going home from playing cards. As he was passing by a certain spot a step came after him. The step followed him all the way home and up the stairs. He shook the Holy Water and the step went back down the stairs and out in the door.

Informant
Jermiah Cooney
Gender
male
Age
56
Language
English

One night three men went to steal a bag of apples. One man went up in the tree to shake down the apples, another man held the bag and the third man put them into the bag.
There was a small gate entering the garden, the men left it open. They heard it opening and shutting three times

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