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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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    to send her children to the well to wash their faces and hands. When they are washing them they see a ghost coming towards them and they run home to tell their mother. Then they bring her up to see him and she asks him these questions.
    The mother says:-What do you want?
    The Ghost says:- A needle and thread.
    Mother:- For what?
    Ghost:- To sew my bag.
    Mother:- For what?
    Ghost:- To carry sand.
    Mother:- For what?
    Ghost:- To sharpen my knife.
    Mother :- For what?.
    Ghost:- To cut your throat.
    Then the ghost runs after them and pretends to cut
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Nally
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Nally
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Nally
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford