School: Montpelier, O'Brien's Bridge (roll number 14875)
- Location:
- Montpelier, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Liam Ó Tuama
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“There was a man one time who was saving hay and the hay was very bad.”
(continued from previous page)the west and the people say that the fairies never leave their houses without hay.
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“There was a man working with Mr Burke in Coolready.”
There was a man working with Mr Burke in Coolready. The man used to stay in the house with Mr Burke. He used to come to O'Briens Bridge every night. One night when he was going to Mr Burke's he saw a woman dressed in white. When he saw the white he ran and she ran after him. He ran and galloped till he came to Mr Burke's cross. There he stopped by something and he lay down and she beat him black. When he went into Mr Burke's he told Mr Burke and Mr Burke said that it was his Mother and himself got Mass Said. - Collector
- Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derryhasna, Co. Limerick
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- James Ryan
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- Parent
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- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Labourer
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- Derryhasna, Co. Limerick
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“Once upon a time there was a little boy, and his father died.”
Once upon a time there was a little boy, and his father died. Every day the boy used to go, and cry over the grave where his father was buried. Every one knew about it. One day a man put a sheet around him, and jumped out at the boy when he was going to the grave. When the boy saw the man with the sheet around, he dropped dead, and was buried with his father.Long ago there was a widow and her so. They were very poor and they had(continues on next page)