School: Newtown, Borris
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Broin
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- Once upon a time there was a man and woman living in a house together. They were married. After a couple of months the man died. The woman had to stay in the house by herself. Every night about twelve o clock she used to hear awful noise. She had a relation living near her and she got so much afraid at last that she used to go down to the other house during the night-time and go back to her own house every day. One night she was after locking the door and coming down the lane when she met a poor man and he asked her for a night's lodging. She told him to come back and she gave him his supper and after an hour or so left and locked the door and left the man there. He had a bed by the fire and after a smoke he lay down to rest. He was not long lying down when(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Marley or Knockduff, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Edward Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Marley or Knockduff, Co. Carlow