School: Ballybunion Convent (roll number 13233)
- Location:
- Baile an Bhuinneánaigh, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0400, Page 183
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- A Story on Witch-craft.
One night a man named Paddy Mahony of Ballyegan Liselton was out gambling. As he was passing Gale graveyard, he saw a women inside trying to open a tomb. He was anxious to know was she alive or dead. He went in and found out that she was alive. He then asked her what she was doing. She answered and said that she was doing. She answered and said that she was looking for a man's hand to put under her cream tub. She got it and carried it home and put it under her cream tub. Paddy Mahony was part of the way home with her
The Rices in the next farm had to sell their cows and all their stock. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa O Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile an Bhuinneánaigh, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Michael Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Baile an Bhuinneánaigh, Co. Chiarraí
