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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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    sitting on the stone he thought it was a ghost. He ran home and told his Mother the story and he also told her to got out and to have a look at the ghost.
    Now this old lady had not been able to walk for seven years before that so he wrapped a sheet round her and he took her to the grave-yard. When the other man saw them coming he thought it was his companion who was coming and he asked him if the sheep was fat. "Fat or not now, here she is for you," said the other man and with that he ran off.
    Even though the old woman had not been able to walk she was home before him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1791: The Sexton Carries the Parson
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bunatober, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Edmond Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Bunatober, Co. Galway