School: Boulavogue

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Boleyvogue, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Énrí Tréinfhear
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0890, Page 079

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    and he saw a man turning the hands of the clock the wrong way & ever after the clock went wrong.
    Mary Coleman,
    Legnalough, Monamolin, Gorey, Co Wexford.
    [My father Mr M Coleman - aged 45 yrs - told me this]
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Gahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigeen, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs May Gahan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Carrigeen, Co. Wexford
  3. One time there was a wake in Oulart & there was a man named Tim Sullivan coming from it. Ashe was crossing the he saw fairies hurling & he went over to them. The fairies gave him a hurley & he began to hurl & he scored a goal. Then the match was over & the fairies carried them away to a hill & buried him & he is to be seen in his own
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