School: Ballylongford (B.) (roll number 11018)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0403, Page 050

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  1. In a farm in Rusheen now owned by Thomas Bambury the following story is supposed to have happened.
    Long ago there lived a woman some place in that farm. There was a well there also and the woman used always get water for her own use there. One day she took some water to wash clothes from the well. After washing them she threw the suds into the well again.
    Nothing seemed to happen when she did that, every thing was alright. A few days after when she came, there was no well there nor was there any sign of it there.
    The people did not know
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English