School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown
- Location:
- Rathmeague, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 268
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“Once a man was coming home from Tinahely...”
(continued from previous page)it appeared to be a woman or a man. It followed him to the door of his own house it is said that it disappeared afterwards.
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“One time there was a man he was going out in a gap.”
One time there was a man he was going out in a gap. There was two fires and and a heap of gold in the middle. The man was afraid to touch the gold. A little black man came along ans said "A poor man I met you and a poor man I leave you. So the gold and everything had disappeared. (no title)
“Long, long ago an old woman was suffering from very severe toothache.”
Long, Long ago an old woman was suffering from very severe tooth ache. She tried remedy which was no avail. She heard of a man that could cure any pain. She hurried off to his abode believing he would cure her. He gave her a slip of paper and told her not to open it and as she kept it. She never had the tooth ache. She kept it safe for a short time At last she became curious to know what(continues on next page) - Collector
- Brigidh Ní Tállaín
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