School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 435
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“One night a few boys were sitting around the fire telling ghost stories and jokes. They were laughing and talking and not minding about anything when a knock came to the door.”
(continued from previous page)dressed as a nurse's arm.
It disappeared as quickly as it came. A few days after the boy that spoke got a letter from England saying that his sister, a nurse, was dead.
- Collector
- Margy Manning
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Purcell
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Kilderry, Co. Kilkenny