School: Árd na Glaise (M.), Mainistir na Féile
- Location:
- Ballaghbehy North, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Ceallaigh
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- Long ago in Bearna a ball of light used to be seen. A priest was going from Newcastle West to Abbeyfeale and he saw the ball of light. A lady came out of the light and came to the priest. The priest said to the lady "Go and drain a lake in Killarney with a pint jug". She came back again after seven years and he sent her to drain the sea with a bottomless thimble.She will never again return. She was called Sprid na Bearna.
- Collector
- Bridie Doody
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballaghbehy, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Doody
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75