School: Cill na dTor, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 16254)
- Location:
- Kilnadur, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Donnabháin
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- (continued from previous page)black object at the end of the dwelling house. It moved and he kept his eyes fixed on it until it passed underneath his window and went out of sight. He returned to bed and next morning was struck sick.
The doctor was sent for and he told his people that Mr Collins had fever. He was very ill. Two nurses attended to him, the night-nurse being a nun. No one of the sick-man's children was allowed in the house. After a week had elapsed Mr Collins was worse. He got very bad pains at intervals and was very often raving.
During his raving he told many strange things. One night he described all about a lis which he had never seen. His wife, who sat by his bedside, listened attentively to his descriptions. She knew all(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Cotter
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnadur, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs J. Collins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnadur, Co. Cork
