School: An Páirtín
- Location:
- Parteen, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ciarán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 580
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- Once upon a time there was a very rich woman who suffered from rheumatism. She was told she would be cured if she was taken by night to a grave yard near by. A poor man who heard this said if he so much money he would willingly take her there.
She was rolled up in a very white sheet and carried off. On the way she asked a few times if they were near the place.
On the same night some men were stealing sheep and killing them in the graveyard. the men thinking it was their friends bringing in(continues on next page)
