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School: Rathnageera, Muine Beag

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Rathnageeragh, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhghaill
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    A Story.
    There was a man named James Connors who lived beside where I live. One night as he was going home from a dance when his friend seen a girl walking beside him but Connors did not see her. Another night when he was coming from the town when the girl was seen walking beside him, a while after that he went to America, when one night he was carrying a tea tray when she appeared to him again, so when he seen her this he let the tray fall, and he lost his head, so he died Not long after that.
    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 B. Donohoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathnageeragh, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Maurice Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Raheenliegh, Co. Carlow