School: Killummod
- Location:
- Killummod, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Bhioscáin
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- (continued from previous page)very warm when she had finished she decided to have a bath. She undressed and went into the water. When she had bathed she came out and dried herself and then some thing happened; she never knew what. She became queer and strayed about the fields not knowing where she was going. When she did not return a search was made. She was found straying some two or three miles away. She was very peculiar and did not seem to know what happened, where she was or who she was. She was taken home and put to bed every thing possible was done for her but she died and was buried. Shortly after wards the husband married again. One October evening after above events had taken place the second was doing some cooking at the fire. She thought she heard noise behind her. She turned around there she saw a strange woman with a shawl thrown over her head. The woman of the house was afraid and surprised. "Do not fear" said the visitor. "I will do you no harm". "Who are you?" said the woman of the house. "I am Micky Connaighton's first wife" she said. The woman of the house(continues on next page)
