School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)
- Location:
- Rathduff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: D. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0388, Page 284
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- Once a woman went to Cork in the train and when the porter came round, the woman said to the man. Is it raining porter". The man answered, No mam it is raining water.
The was once a man who was very fond of drink, every night he used go to a public house for two or three pints. Every night he had to pass a graveyard. One night his wife in white went to the graveyard and hid herself in an open grave, he was coming home she cried out "I'm cold" I'm cold. He said "No wonder you would. He went in and began covering the grave and before long he discovered that it was his wife.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lily Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newgrove, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Daniel O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newgrove, Co. Cork
