School: Drom Muirinn (roll number 10531/2)
- Location:
- Drommurrin, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Fathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 422
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“Some time ago in the middle of the last century...”
(continued from previous page)Those poor people were mostly all Seanachies and during their stay told tales and stories some true and fiction
Well during her stay which lasted longer than that night, She told many tales weird and otherwise, But finally she asked the man of the house who happened to be of the men employed in the digging of the foundation about the incident. He denied it at first, But she convinced him when she related every detail of the occurence as it happened. She also told him that if they proceeded further they would get something. But the something they would get she never explained whether it was good or evil.
There are many people alive to day who can vouch for the truth of the above. I mean the old woman who told the story about the arch to them an uncle of my own who was digging(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Ferris
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortacrossane, Co. Kerry