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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

Location:
Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 431

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    to the old woman to drink. The old woman drank it and was sure that it was the gold she drank.
    The woman died not long after and the girl got all the money for herself.
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    People coming and going out of Hacketstown saw a woman all in white outside Jones' gate filling a pail of water. She was seen about 12 o'clock at night. When anyone would pass her she would not speak to them. If they spoke to her she would go to hit them with the pail.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Willoughby
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bridget Willoughby
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Hacketstown, Co. Carlow