School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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  1. 46
    A Story
    In Glendree there is a big lios.It is in a certain mans farm .One day he went out to cut the little thorns and till around the Lios with a spade.In the middle of the day his wife send out two daughters with tea to him. He drank the tea and as the children were going home they saw a terrible apparation. Late in the evening they were found unconscious and weak.
    They brought them to the hospital .After a fortnight one of them recovered to narrate the story but the other one died after a fortnight without ever speaking a word.Then the other one died after a month.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Ó hAinnín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reanahumana, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Miss Annie Hannon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    23
    Address
    Reanahumana, Co. Clare