School: Finternagh

Location:
Finternagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 325

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  1. Long ago there was a man and his wife named Bernard Reilly and Margaret Reilly going home from a neighbours house at twelve o clock in the night after scutching flax, the whole day. That was the way of living poor people had in that time. When they were going past Moybologue grave yard, they met a funeral on the road. Around the coffin there were white sheets and lights. The funeral passed by them very quickly. They were very frightened and they
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomenia Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Relagh Beg, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Brady
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Relagh Beg, Co. Cavan