School: New Ross (Mercy Convent) (roll number 967)
- Location:
- New Ross, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Sr Philomena
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- (continued from previous page)10of jewels.
A man who heard of her will, went to where she was buried and he cut off one of her fingers with a knife and when he had the jewels off her finger she arose and the man ran out of the graveyard because he was afraid.
The woman walked out to her house and when she knocked at the door the servant girl who had opened the door, dropped dead. Then Mrs. Alexander went into the parlour where her people were and they were astonished to see her, but when she told them the story about her finger and the man, they were delighted(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Ronan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Mountgarrett, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Ronan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mountgarrett, Co. Wexford