School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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  1. A Story

    There was a man living in Ballycastle.

    There was a man living in Ballycastle. He was building a new house. He put a stone in the house and that stone happened to be a head Stone over a grave.
    When they started living in it. They used to hear chains rattling. It was supposed that the man that was buried the under that stone was tied With chains in hell
    They had a station in the house. The priest waited until it was night. There was a man driving him home in a side car. As they were passing by a river. The man that he had
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Gertrude Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Lynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo