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    There was a boy working in a farmer's house and there was a half loft over the fireplace. The woman of the house was sleeping in that loft. Every night the woman got up and lifted a stone out of the fireplace. She took out a box and rubbed some kind of powder to her face and hands and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Hannon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry