School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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  1. There was an ould man one time, living near the Barracks, Adamstown,
    an' every night when he was goin' to bed a strange man used to go up to him.
    Neither of them used to spake.
    Wan night, when the strange man came up the stairs, the other man asked him who he was, or what was he wantin'.
    "I came from Camross Rock," he said. "And if you go to the top of that rock you will find a chair made from stone."
    The man went to the rock next day, an' when he reached the chair, he found the strange man sitting
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ellen Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenour, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Daniel Crean
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Glenour, Co. Wexford