School: Templetown
- Location:
- Baile an Teampaill, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Charles D. Hearne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 146
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“There was an old woman one time and she was a witch.”
(continued from previous page)working, and says the beggar man to him, "Have you any job for me today, Jack?""I have Jim, a right job.". There's a ditch down there below and I want you to knock it down".He got the pick and shovel and spade and he began at the bottom of the field.So he came up near the sgeach. He struck the crock of gold with the pick.He dropped dead.So the man saw him drop dead.There was another man passing the roadway. So he saw him and he went in over the ditch and went over to him.So the other man saw him going across the field and he went down.Who was it only the brother of the beggarman.He asked the beggarman's brother what could happen him. He said he had a bad heart?; he used have stagnation of the blood.So they brought him home. They waked and buried him.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Neville
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Loch Garman