School: Murher (B.) (roll number 13540)

Location:
Maigh Oirthir, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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    One night two little girls went into the church praying, and after being there for a while they felt very tired and they lay don in the seat and fell asleep.

    One night two little girls went into the church praying, and after being there for a while they felt very tired and they lay down to sleep. When the clerk was coming to close the chapel doors he never saw them and they were left there sleeping. In the middle of the night they woke and stood up and looked out the window and saw that it was snowing. They then saw a crowd of people in the church and a priest on the alter asking them which of them would answer mass. One of the girls said she would answer mass. After a few days that girl died. There was nobody allowed to stay in the church after 1 o'clock afterwards. The evening that the girl was buired, music was heard in the church, and the church fell.
    John Stack
    Told by
    Mr. Maurice O'Connor,
    Moyvane,
    60 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Stack
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Maurice O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Maigh Mheáin, Co. Chiarraí