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School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)

Location:
Derrew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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    the other boy, saying; "this is mine and that is yours."
    During that time there was a man passing and when he heard the two boys saying "This is mine and that is yours," he thought it was God and the devil that were dividing the dead people among themselves and with that he ran home and told his (his) wife. She was a cripple but he carried her to the graveyard on his back but when he reached the place he threw her there and ran home and left his old crippled wife there at the graveyard but even
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Neachtáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Furnace, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Brigid Naughton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 58
    Address
    Furnace, Co. Mayo