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School: St John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)

Location:
Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 235

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  1. The Piper and the Fairy (continued)

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    again and asked him to play a tune "I am afraid my pipes are rotten" said the old piper. "Bring them down anyway" said the fairy man. He brought them down and better music he never played before.
    A Story of a Haunted House
    Townland:- Boherbee
    Town:- Ballaghadereen
    Barony:- Costello
    County:- Roscommon
    Told By:- Mrs Rogers Boherbee
    Told to her By:- 80 years
    Address:-
    Written By:- Seamus Darcy Ballaghadreen
    Age:- 13 years
    About a hundred years ago there was a house in Boherbee near Ballaghaderreen. The occupants of the house could not sleep at night owing to the terrible noise of breaking delphi, chairs and
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  2. The Story of a Haunted House

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    About a hundred years ago there was a house in Boherbee near Ballaghaderreen. The occupants of the house could not sleep at night owing to the terrible noise of breaking delph, chairs and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seumas Darcy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80