School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

Location:
Baile Shéamais Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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  1. When Mrs Cullen, Derrylurgan, Ballyjamesduff was about twelve years of age she went to a house in Claudia with her mother. Her mother went down a lane to the house and Katie stood at the gate. Katie was at the about an hour and it was nearly dark when a man who had died four years before came down the road dressed in black with a coat thrown across his shoulder. He passed by the gate three times and each time Katie spoke to him but
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Shéamais Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Mrs Owen Rudden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Moodoge, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Mrs Selvester Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Derrylurgan, Co. an Chabháin