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School: Duleek (C.) (roll number 3114)

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Duleek, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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    under the stone. You turned the stone and lifted the cross. Then you returned to your own house and put water on the fire to prevent the sparks from reaching the thatch".
    "All I remember then is that the fire went out" said Josey "and I woke up". "That is very strange" said Frances.
    On the night of the Big Wind the house did go on fire. Frances went outside and found the cross as the dream foretold. She then went to her own house and by means of water she put out the fire.
    She was very thankful that she had been speaking to Josey Mansfield.
    Nicholas Connell
    Longford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Nicholas Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Longford, Co. Meath