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School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón

Location:
Roundstone, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ambrós Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0007, Page 056

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  1. The Woman who Lived in Deer Island

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    There lived in Deer Island a woman and her husband and one son. One day the man and the son went to Moyrus in a boat. The woman was old and feeble and could not do very much.
    That night they were coming home and they saw a light in the house, when they came near they thought they saw an old woman walking up and down the floor.
    She was carrying lighted candles in candlesticks and white cloths. She was dressed in clothes as white and snow. When they went into the house they found the woman dead and candles burning around her.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Dundas
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Prendergast
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Roundstone, Co. Galway