School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)
- Location:
- Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mrs Nora Lally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 341
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- (continued from previous page)the horse the evening before the fair and returned about midnight. My mother said she would go home as the night was almost as bright as the day. She set off alone as she was never afraid of fairies.
As she was passing by a lone bush she heard the deepest sigh any one ever heard. She stood up and looked in under the bush but could not see any one. Again she heard the same sigh. The cold sweat began to pour off her forehead and she began to tremble. After some time she recovered and ran home. My grandmother scolded her for coming out alone at the dead hour of night. "It must be the soul of someone belong to us in Purgatory" said she. "You should have asked it three times was their any trouble or what could(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Windfield Lower, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Kennedy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Windfield Lower, Co. Galway
