School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Cúil Lú, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 422
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- (continued from previous page)them out through the window and dashed them against the flags on the street outside. He did nothing to Jack because he had the true faith. He played the same tricks on Jack as on the previous night.
The third night he came again and he began to spit at Jack. "Jack said you are a nice and respectable gentleman, but there's one thing you do to me three times after another and I don't like it. They began to fight and the fight lasted an half an hour. The gentleman ran down the cellar and Jack followed him. The ghost spoke to Jack and said your the best man I ever came across. He opened a press and told Jack to take as much money as he wanted but he said "you must change it before the sun sets tomorrow evening or else it will be no good to you. "You will also tell that man living in that new house that I am his father and tell him to pay the money I have house in a certain(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Seamus O Chuinneac
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Goirtín, Co. na Gaillimhe
