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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

Location:
Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 419

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    advice and change to the other end" and then she left. The man worked away and completed the room. One evening the old woman appeared again and said "See you have your room completed". "Yes" answered the woman we expect to be sleeping in it any of these nights". "I am sorry to say" said the old woman "you'll never sleep a night in it" and at that she left. Sometime during the night they heard a terrible racket and next morning the room was levelled to the ground so the people said it was built on the path the fairies used to go. The old woman never was seen by anyone except the old woman of the House. The above happened outside of Hacketstown.
    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
    Annie Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Hacketstown, Co. Carlow