School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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    Long ago there was a family living near Lixnaw.

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    she got up again The Mistress pretended to be sleeping, and kept watching the girl when she had dressed herself she took the table and brought it to the fire. Then she put cups and saucers and milk and other things when she had everything ready she opened the door and said "Come in now, so a crowd of people came in ate enough and went away she closed the door and put everything in its own place and went to bed These people were dead people out of the church The Mistress got mass said in the house and hunted the girl.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Daily
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Kylebwee, Co. Kerry