School: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)
- Location:
- Ballineen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0310, Page 210
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“I often heard Dinny Dan's mother God rest her, tell this story. When she was a young girl at home a neighbour of hers, a young married woman got sick...”
I often Dinny Dan's mother, God rest her, tell this story. When she was a young girl at home a neighbour of hers, a young married woman got sick. She was ailing for a long time and no one knew what was the matter with her. She was from the bed to the fire and from the fire to the bed and always complaining. They were tormented from her?
And one night SHE came to the husband (narrator, telling story as he heard it pronounces the word "she" with particular emphasis) and she told him.
"Tisn't I'm there at all" says she "but another woman" And she told him THEYContinued two pages forward.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr William Shorten
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Shanagh, Co. Cork