School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)
- Location:
- Killadangan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138C, Page 05_015
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- Some years ago when the large steamers used to come into Westport Quay the men had to work at night.
One night there were two men coming home from work about twelve o'clock at night. They had to pass through a wood on their way home and they were half way through when they got a fright.
They saw a beautiful woman dressed in white walking towards them. They knew at once this was not a human being so they stood.
At last one man picked(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prospect, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Johnny Joyce
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Prospect, Co. Mayo
