School: Baile an Phaoraigh, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Powerstown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Chonchubhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0568, Page 093
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- Mr. Quirke was working at Bushel's of Ballyvaughan when they were away on holidays. One night at 11 o'clock he heard a coach passing his house. He thought it was the people coming back and he went to the avenue to open the gates. The keys were taken from him The gates were thrown open and the Headless Coach passed in.
- A man cut bushes off Keef's fort and his hand withered. When he was crossing a field one night he saw a light and the hair fell from his head.
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballinvoher, Co. Tipperary
