School: Collinstown
- Location:
- Baile na gCailleach, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: T. Ó Loingsigh
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- (continued from previous page)morning Jack was up to Tormey's very early. They were terribly annoyed as the child was continuously screaming roaring and yelling. Jack looked at the child. He called the man of the house and told him get a bundle of straw. Out in the street he went with the child. He lit the straw and up it blazed. Into it he through the child. To the surprise of everyone when the child felt the heat, it immediately changed and became an ugly boney man which in a moment disappeared from view.
- This story was told by my mother's grand-mother(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mairséal Ní Mhaoileóin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cill Phádraig, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Seán Ó Maoileóin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Cill Phádraig, Co. na hIarmhí
