School: Cloghan (B.), Banagher

Location:
Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Francis O' Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 044

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 044

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  1. There is a story told here of a weird happening that used to take place on the canal. A young man was killed from one of the large boats. He is supposed to be murdered. This man lived near the Canal and was in the habit of getting on a boat at the locks at Belmont and going as far as Polla to his home. They say at night the boatmen see the shadow stepping on the boat and getting off again. it is said that the shadow was the ghost of the man who was killed.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bridie Gunning
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lug, Co. Offaly