School: Calry (roll number 10473)
- Location:
- Calgach, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Róisín Mhig Ualghairg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0159, Page 192
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- There was a man coming home one night about twelve oclock from a dance. He had to pass by a lonely house which was built in a lane near Loughanelton village.
As he was passing this house a voice called from the window. He went over to the window and a baby was handed out to him.
He took the baby home. Next day he called at the little and found that there was another baby there.
The woman of the little house told him that the baby was crying all night and she could not understand why she was doing so as it had been a very quiet baby.
The man said "Perhaps the baby is not yours, let us try to burn(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Hargadon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile na Móna, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Mrs Hargadon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Baile na Móna, Co. Shligigh
