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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 068

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    There was a fella wan time and he was lightin' his pipe wan night and he passin' the churchyard.
    Just as he was puttin' a match to his pipe, somebody else who he couldn't see, put up another pipe to get lit.
    The man got such a fright that he went to the priest and told him about it.
    The priest told him that instead of smokin' when passin' the churchyard, that he should say a prayer for the repose of the souls there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary L. Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adamstown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Kate Jourdan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Adamstown, Co. Wexford