School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 118
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- (continued from previous page)and decided to meet in the same spot in five years to come.
Both were hired to work for farmers and had the distance of forty miles between them. One night in every week they would be disturbed in their sleep by a woman who used to walk around their rooms although they were far apart. On one occasion the woman appeared to them and said
"To-morrow go home for if you wait it will be too late",
They set off although the fifth year had not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- P O' Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Occupation
- Lorry driver
- Address
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
