School: Myrtleville (roll number 529)

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1. A Story about Hidden Treasure (continued)

   

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   three horses there and a man on each horse. Then his son exclaimed. "Come on away home or we will be killed." Then the three ran [?] for their lives. They went there the second time but the same thing happened. They did not venture it the third time.

   

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2. A Story about a Devil

   

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   Edward Brady, the same man, was going to the fair at 2 o' clock in the morning. When he was getting up he forgot to say his prayers. On his way a woman got into the cart with him. It was a dead woman who had lived a very sinful life and was dammed in hell. She would not leave the horse go or get out of the cart for him. Then he got out and prayed for a priest. At last he saw a priest coming up the road towards him. It was a priest named Fr. Florence Mac Carthy. This priest was also dead and was in heaven.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seamus Murphy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Myrtleville, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs Noonan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   70

   Address

   Kilmichael West, Co. Cork