School: Cnoc an Doire (B.) (roll number 2418)

Location:
Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Seaghdha
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    and signed over not to the stranger but to the poor brother. That night the stranger said, "I must leave you now" They wanted him to stay with them when they would have plenty for all. He said "I cannot I got that request from God to come back and pay you for your kindness to me. It was my coffin you paid for when your wife and children were hungry".
    Henry Caton
    Molahiffe
    Firies
    Co. Kerry
    Mrs Duggan
    Molahiffe
    Firies
    Co. Kerry
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0505: Dead Man as Helper
    AT1536A: The Woman in the Chest
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Henry Catom
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Kerry