School: Clooney, Cuinche
- Location:
- Clooney, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 369
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- (continued from previous page)Gloucester's Well.12) Long ago "The Coach a Bower" used be seen going through Quin and enter through the gates leading to the graveyard. The wheels were noiseless and the horses seemed headless
13) No apples could be stolen long ago out of Ballykilty Orchard for as soon as a bag would be full, a strange man would come and sit on the bag, then the visitors would fly in terror from the Orchard.
14) No apples could be stolen out of Dangan Orchard, for no matter how bright the night, the apples could not be seen as the trees appeared to take on the shape of forest trees.
15) When any of The Quinville family would die a carriage and pair would drive up to the hall door at twelve o'clock the night before the death would take place.
16) A white woman used appear on the Ballykilty road. She used follow people as far as the little stream called "Sruthán Bhéaga" but used never cross it.
