School: Crummy (roll number 12691)
- Location:
- Crummy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Rodacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 307
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“One night a man coming home from a fair.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- A Ghost Story.One time their lived a very rich man and he had three daughters. When he died the daughters rebuilt the house again so they were very rich.One day the younger girl went out for a walk and she met two tramps on her way asking her for alms who on seeing her purse and noticing a valueable ring on her finger robbed her of both. The also struck her with a heavy stick and left her unconscious on the road. Some people came and carried her to her own home where she died a few days after. On her deathbed she made a request to have her head(continues on next page)
