School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín
- Location:
- Kilcoe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0294, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)night as he was travelling along the road, the man remained as he was and saw a coffin coming towards him with three men shouldering it.
He was seized with fear and hid himself near a ditch until the funeral would pass. To his amazement it stopped on the road before him and remained there for a few minutes.
The man remained as he was and the coffin disappeared. He returned home stricken with fear.
Some time afterwards as he was relating his story to a priest, the priest informed him that he should have volunteered
- Two men were accustomed to go for a walk every night about seven o'clock after their days work. One night they went out for their accustomed walk as far as was usual for them.
Before they parted after the walk they rested near a bridge. They(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bridie Goggin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Goggin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Corravoley, Co. Cork
