School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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- (continued from previous page)said to be very airy. One night a funeral was seen coming out of the gate of the field and going so far as the Ball-alley went off out the mountain.
It was also said that a man was cutting thistles there one day, and he lighted a fire near the fort. Placing a can of water near the fire, he continued his work. When he came back to the fire it was quenched and the can was turned upside down about a hundred yards away from the fire. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Nellie Peters
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs M. Peters
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary