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   “There was a woman by the name of Biddy Murphy (Faree, Foulksmills, Co Wexford).”

   

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   harder an' he found himself goin' headlong in the direction of the river, an stop he cud not. He had the habit under his arm the whole time.
   "Begob" sez he, "I'll surely be drowned," but at that moment he found himself at the other side of the river safe and sound. Imagine his surprise when he found the habit was gone from under his arm. He thought he lost it in the river. The moon was shinin' very brightly. He thought by its rays he seen something in the river, and he thought it might be it.

   He waded into his knees to see if he could get it, "Begog" sez he "it will make no difference if it is wet because she won't be cauld." After a lot of difficulty he got it out, but he was greatly disappointed when he found it was some kind of garment that a tinker had thrown in farther up at the bridge, and it came down in the flood. Sarche as he could, he could not find the habit. "Aint it the divil"

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas P. Doyle

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   John Doyle

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Raheen, Co. Wexford