School: Wateraghy
- Location:
- Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: C. Ó Cuilinn
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- (continued from previous page)wandered all around this place. People said it was there continually but that the powerful light of the sun left invisible in the day time. This light was called "The Wandering Light", and was like a big blaze of fire moving through the air. It never showed and rays of light and never seemed to get any bigger or smaller. While travelling it never seemed to tremble but kept steady and travelled in a straight line.
When a person is killed before the time that God has left out for him to die it is said that a wandering light will roam about the place of the death until the time that God had left out for him to die.
When their days work is done all the young boys gather in a group at the bridge and play races or skitles. When it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Cosgrove
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corlismore, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Patrick Cosgrave
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Corlismore, Co. Cavan
