School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Mhic Treóin (roll number 967)

Location:
New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr M.R. Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
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  1. One time a man died out in Adamstown and he owed a bill in some shop in the town but no one knew about it. One night after his death a woman was walking along the road and he appeared to her. She got terribly frightened and was about to run away when he told her not to fear.
    She then asked him did he want anything and he said that he owed a bill in the town and that he could not rest until he had it paid. He asked her would she pay it for him as soon as she could. She told him that the next
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Bailey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr T. Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Wexford