School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissalway, Co. Roscommon
  2. A story 16/7/38.
    One time there was a house built near a forth. One night the people that were living in the house heard a great noise. They did not heed it. The next night it started again.
    The man of the house got afraid he said to his wife that he would throw the house in the morning if he was alive. When he had this said he heard great clapping of hands and running of horses.
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