School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

Location:
An Caisleán Nua, Co. Luimnigh
Teacher:
Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 020

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  3. XML “The Ghost of Churchtown”

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  1. Once upon a time there lived a man in Churchtown.
    One night he saw a Ghost. The next day he went and told the priest. The next night the priest watched. About one o clock the Ghost came he went into to one of the houses and came out again, he went into the second house and came out again, he went into the third house and stayed inside. The priest followed him in and asked him whe did he not stay in the first, and the ghost said because the people were saying the roseary, and the same in the second house
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Healy
    Gender
    Male