School: Baile Mhic Dáibhid (Ballydevitte) (roll number 3854)

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1. A Woman's Faith (continued)

   

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   sad news of what had happened. They searched in the water enar where the children were playing.

   That night the mother went as usual to bring home her little girl. The little children did not know what to do, they did not like to tell the mother of the little girl. On approaching the house the widow noticed an unusual quiet-ness, when she entered the house the woman broke the sad news and told her how the accident happened. Apparently the poor widow was not effected very much. The widow asked her friend to accompany her down to her own house as she wanted to get a blessed candle. After-wards both woman would go down to the sea. By that time a great crowd had gathered, for all that had heard the sad news of the drowning had sympathy for the widow woman. The widow prayed to God to give her back her little daughter alive or else her dead body for a few nights. After the prayer the widow lifted the blessed candle and threw it into the sea. It made a circle on the top of the water, then it stood still for a while, and disappeared. She ord-

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Anne Gallinagh

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Ballydevitt, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Brighid Ní Bhriosláin

   Relation

   Not a relative

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   65

   Address

   Ballydevitt, Co. Donegal