School: Dunleer (C.) (roll number 1496)
- Location:
- Dunleer, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Chathasaigh
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- About a mile outside the village of Dunleer, a man had the terrible experience of meeting with what he believed to be a ghost funeral.
Peter Flynn, a farm labourer was one night returning home after spending a few hours in a neighbour's house. It was a bright moonlight night, about ten o' clock.
On his way home Peter had to pass a graveyard.
About fifty yards after he had passed it, he heard a crowd walking towards him. As they approached him he recogn them to be women. Six of them were carrying a coffin while one was walking in front
He stood up on the bank to let them pass, and as they went by, the woman in front(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr James Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Clonmore, Co. Louth
