Scoil: St Brigid's, Castleknock

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1. (gan teideal)

   “Near Castleknock there was a woman and a man and their son.”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Told by Mr Thomas Plunket (over 75), Castleknock, Co. Dublin

   Written by his Granddaughter Kathleen Stokes aged 10

   Near Castleknock there was a woman and a man and their son. The son went out every night to a house to play cards. A certain night he was on the way and he had his dog with him. He was on a very lonely road. His dog ran in among the bushes which were on the side of the road. The boy said to the dog, "come out of that" and as he said that a woman came out and followed him to the house and back home again.

   When he reached home again he told his people about the woman. He didn't go out at night for a long time after that. One night a knock was heard at the door, the mother answered it but there was no one there. There was another knock and the father opened to door but there was still nobody there. At the third knock the son opened it and he

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Kathleen Stokes

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   10

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr Thomas Plunket

   Gaol

   Seantuismitheoir

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   Os cionn 70

   Seoladh

   Caisleán Cnucha, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath