School: Wateraghy
- Location:
- Woteraghy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: C. Ó Cuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 304
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- (continued from previous page)second man came forth and the priest said. "I wish you a good appetite". Then he said to the third man, When you die the ground will refuse your body". The first man started off as the priest told him. There are many stories connected with his travells. Once a friend locked him up in a room and he went out through the key-hole.
Some time after the second man eat himself. When the third man died the ground refused his body. No matter how often he was put into the grave he would be out over the ground the next morning.
- Collector
- Philomena Mc Kiernan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolbane, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bernard Mc Kiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Coolbane, Co. Cavan
