Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 2)

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   “Paddy Welman walked wan time from Ballihack...”

   

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   to the Cross of Carrick, and there was a Shadow beside him all the time. 'Twas a bright moonlight night. When he came to the Cross the Shadow turned down towards Boyce's of Bannow.

   

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   There was a wake in Taghmon wan night at Pinder's. About the middle of the night a knock came to the door. Wan fellow went out and there was no wan there, so he came in and closed the door. After a while the knock came again louder than before. He went out again and there was no wan there. "Begob whoever is there I won't go out any more" says he. The knock came again the third time. A man by the name of Furlong went out. He thought 'twas some of the party boys were playing tricks; and begob it wasnt.

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   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Location

   Duncormick, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   • Brian Murphy