School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: B. Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 071
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- Rose Mc Carvill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Address
- Droim Shaileach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Carvill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Droim Shaileach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- A woman who lived in Three mile house had six children of whom she was very fond. The six children died one after the other and the old woman was very much grieved over them. But every night after dark, before the woman would go to bed, her six children would come in and sit round the fire and they would chat with her to twelve o'clock, and then they would disappear and she would not(continues on next page)
