School: Rathmeage, Hackettstown

Location:
Rathmeague, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Tuathail
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    One time a woman was washing clothes late at night and she opened the door...

    One time a woman was washing clothes late at night and she opened the door to let out the smoke and when she did a little girl came in with a shawl around her and the woman got a fright and she asked he what did she want. She said that she wanted a bit of bread and the woman gave her the bit of bread and she stretched out a long thin hand like an eagles claw and the woman got a fright and she shut the door and she went to bed and never washed any more cloths at night.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Denis Kinsella
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballinasilloge, Co. Wicklow
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    One time a man went for the Priest for his mother...

    One time a man went for the Priest for his mother and when he was going for her he met a funeral of fairies and when he was meeting them some of them would give him a shoulder and knock him into the ditch and when he would get out another of them would give him another shoulder and throw him in again and after a while a big tall woman came up and caught him by the arm and said to him " you are not very bad you have five pieces of money a'home in a box. Go home now and your mother is well" and he wet home and his mother was well
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