School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 279
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“There was a girl by the name of Catherine Reddy.”
She lived with her husband in Raheenarosta next door to Mick Glear.
He asked her why she used to go away some nights, and she said she could not tell him but when she would be going to morrow night and for him to get up and go with her and he would see for himself.
When she was getting ip the next night, he dressed himself and went with her,
When they went out on the Ballawn that is there he saw a whole crowd of people with horses, mules, asses and other animals all preparing for a ride.
One of them came over to him and put him on a big sow, and told him not to speak or look behind until they would be at their journey's end.
Then they all started off and rode away until thy met a big river and they all jumped it.
He was afraid the sow would not be able to jump it but she jumped it quite(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas P. Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Thomas Luke Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford