School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

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1. A Debt (continued)

   

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   Priest again, who provided the amount of the debt and journey.

   He journeyed to England, paid the debt, and when he came back everything was alright, and the Spirit said that he could rest in peace at last

   

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2. A Fairy Passway

   

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   Seventy years ago, Joe Whittle of "the Lodge" was building a new barn. They built the back wall, and the following morning it was knocked down again. This happened for a couple of times and they could not understand what was wrong. As they were eating their dinner, they were talking about the wall, and an old woman with a shawl on her head came in. She bid the men the

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mr Michael Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   61

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Snugborough, Co. Wicklow