School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Ruis
- Location:
- Kilrush, Co. Clare
- Teacher: An tSiúr Pól
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- (continued from previous page)but was never known to be intoxicated.
On his entrance to the corpse house he was received kindly. After taking some refreshments, he took a seat by the fire and the usual wake routine was going on by the distribution of refreshments. The night seemed to pass quickly and the hour for departing came. Old Mick as he was called went astray going home and was met when crossing a bog by a fairy dressed in white who said "Micky Micky it is time for the living to be in bed" Begob, I know that, man" said Mick, "but I was waking the dead." "Oh very good" said he, "pass on" so on he went a little further.
Then he met a cross looking fairy who said "Bow-wow I will eat(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Durha, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Fitzpatrick
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Durha, Co. Clare
