School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)

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   Ghost in the well.
   The mother sends her daughter to the well for a bucket of water, and the daughter goes and sees the Ghost in the well, and the Ghost says to the girl.
   "Be off". And the girls runs home and tells her mother that the Ghost is in the well. But the mother does not believe her and sends her back again, and she goes back and asks the Ghost for a bucket of water, but the Ghost again refuses. And the girl goes home and tells her mother, and the mother and daughter and six other children go down to the well and the mother says. "Give me a bucket of water. The Ghost says. "Give me a bag." And the mother answers "What do you want the bag for." The Ghost says "To carry sand." The mother says "and what do you want the sand for." The Ghost says "To sharpen my knife." The mother says "And what do you want the knife for. The Ghost says "To cut your throat." And he jumps up from the well and runs after them to try and catch them.
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   Any number of players may play. Two of the players are picked out one for the devil and

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tom Skelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballymahon, Co. Longford