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School: Termonfeckin

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Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
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Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 191

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    blue fire creeping all around him and he smelled like the time the tannery man was infecting the house. Was I afeared? I was as light as a feather and shaking like a leaf in the wind."
    "Come down the road with me a bit Mick" he says, "I want to ask you a few questions." He questioned me about the neighbours bad doings. I don't know what I told him, but it didnt please him anyway for he shouted like thunder. "Answer me Mick or I'll take you with me" and then I got twice as feared for I expected to feel his hot grip on my shoulder every minute. I tried to think of the words the missioner said that would put away the Divil but I couldn't remember anything I was so fustered.
    He was cute and he guessed what I was thinking
    "Don't try it Mike or it will be the worse for ye." And then the Lord put it into my head the thought that
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr J. Patton
    Gender
    Male