School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)

Location:
Shantraud, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 037a

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  1. The Dead Hunt, Tuogh, Adare.
    About eighty years ago, there lived in the district of Tuogh a man named Normoyle, the author's grandfather. He said that he had seen a ghostly lot of horses.
    This hill and district is known to be haunted by the ghost of Ard Ban. He appeared at different times, under several forms and to different people.
    This man wondered why his gate used be left opened. One night he heard a great noise. He came out and he saw the dead hunt going across the field.
    About fifty years ago there lived an old woman, who was unable to live
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Fennell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbreedy, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Cornelious Normoyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Rower More, Co. Limerick