School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)
- Location:
- Thomastown Demesne, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Dubhláine
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- (continued from previous page)a white sheet over himself and he went out to the river and stood in the middle of it on a stone when he expected the boy would be returning. After a time the boy came on and not a bit afraid he asked three times who was there to the white sheet and he got no answer. He picked up stones and threw them at the sheet and he killed the farmer. The boy walked in and sat down. The woman asked him was it a dark night and did anything happen for he looked frightened. "No Mam said the boy. Anything did not happen to you she said again. "No Mam he said again. After a time when the farmer was not coming in the wife went out and she found the farmer dead in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Nagle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinaclogh, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- David Nagle
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballinaclogh, Co. Tipperary