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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile (roll number 4572)

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Kinsale, Co. Cork
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An tSr. De Pazzi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 064

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    Many years ago a seiner named Charley Carthy living at Bandon Road left his house one night to go out fishing. Like all the poor people of this time he had no clock and had to judge the time by the light of the sky. When he got as far as Bandon Road Cross, he saw a great crowd of people, some of them coming down Bandon Road and the others from Abbey Lane. Both crowds halted at the corner house. The town clock struck either 12 or 1. Charley got scared and turned homewards. He said that as he moved away the crowd divided into two one party going towards the Friary Chaple and the other towards the Parish Chapel.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighréad Ní Dáibhid
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Séamus Breathnach
    Gender
    Male