School: Ballyvaldon (roll number 10792)
- Location:
- Ballyvaldon, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 299
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- Miss Mary Ann O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballyvoodock, Co. Wexford
- Here is another "Fairy" story
An old lady named Peggy Kirwan who lived where Crane's cottage is situated now Kilmaest told the foll story to Miss O'Connor's mother, Another woman + Peggy went to a wake at night. It happened that the "wake" house was in the same bán as another house - two houses in one bán.In going to the wake house they saw a hardy little child about 10 months half way out through the window in the gable end of the house. They took the child with them to the "wake" house(continues on next page)
