School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 07_025
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“John H Murphy had an aunt married out near Crusheen. Once she felt very sick and her mother sent a girl to Biddy Early.”
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home and do not stir a foot to go to that funeral no matter who goes.She went home and did as she was told.
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“Once a man was dying and his wife went to Biddy Early.”
A Story
Once a man was dying and his wife went to Biddy Early.Biddy told her that every night at twelve o'clock white horses used pass the door.And told her to stick a black handle knife in the last horses tail or bring a rib of hair.The woman went home and stood up all night until twelve o'clock.The horses came and the woman stuck the blackhandle knife in the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Julia Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Acres, Co. Clare