School: Sixmilebridge (C.)

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   village who had the habit of staying up late every night. Her husband was dead and she lived alone. One night about two o'clock she was after washing a tub of clothes. She went to get some tea before retiring to bed. She opened the door to rinse out the teapot and there was a woman standing outside with a shawl around her. It was raining heavily and the woman of the house invited her in. When she had the tea made she offered the strange woman a cup. But instead of taking the tea the stranger opened her shawl and inside she wore a brown habit, and said : "The day was for the living and the night was for the dead. She then disappeared. The woman never stayed up late afterwards.
   Told to me by my sister

   

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   One day two men went hunting in Shandangan North of Kilmurry. It was night time when they were catching

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Earls

   Address

   Six-mile-bridge, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Paddy Earls

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Six-mile-bridge, Co. Clare