School: Valleymount

Location:
Valleymount, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Cochláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 099

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 099

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  3. XML “The Fairy Smith”
  4. XML “Raising the Corpse”

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  1. Some men had a bit with another man that he would not go and raise a corpse (betwen) between 12 and 1 O Clock at night.
    The man bet he would do it. He started to dig and the rest of the men planned to go and hide behind a headstone to frighten him.
    The man dug on till he was at the corpse. One of them said in a low voice "leave that there thats mine".
    So the man said here its for you and he closed up the grave.
    He went on and started to dig another grave and when he came to the corpse another man said "leave that there thats min" The man said "well here its for you" He went and started to dig at another grave and when he came to the corpse another man said in a low voice "leave that there thats mine".
    The man was digging for the corpse saide they
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cassie Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigacurra, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs John Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Carrigacurra, Co. Wicklow