School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)
- Location:
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Mághnuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 226
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- (continued from previous page)She saw a woman dressed in white. When she came near she began laughing about her for being up so early in the morning.
One time a black pig came to Mrs Deacy's door and started grunting. The Deacy's came out to see what it was. When they returned home the pig was inside and chased them out. They sent for the priest and he made the sign of the cross and the pig was never seen again.
The owners of the land never interfere with the forts in ploughing or digging because a man named Jim Nolan was digging in his fort and he got a pain in his side and he left it there.Told by Mary Deacy, Derryronane, Swinford age Sabina Burke 78 ? years
Written by Sabina Burke. Cashel. N.S Swinford
- Collector
- Sabina Burke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mary Deacy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Derryronan, Co. Mayo
