School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)
- Location:
- Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
- Teacher: S. Ó Beirn

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 02_015
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- About three hundred years ago there was a queer woman living in Cillín Church which is situated near Clough. The people called her "The long black hand" because she had one long black hand, All the people were very much afraid and in terror because she would kill anybody she would see passing the way after sunset. Everybody(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nuala Ní Bheirn
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- H. Shiel
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Ardrahan, Co. Galway