School: Kildavin, Ferns
- Location:
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tadhg de Brí
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- (continued from previous page)them back again and when they come back again the mother goes with them and sees the ghost. She asks what he wanted and he says, "I want a needle and thread", "What do you want the needle and thread for"? "to stitch my bag" "What do you want the bag for"? "to carry my sand" "What do you want the sand for"? "to sharpen my knife" "What do you want the knife for?" "to cut the head off you." Then they run away and he follows them and whoever he catches is the ghost then.
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- Collector
- Matty Roberts
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mrs Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Kildavin, Co. Carlow