School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
- Location:
- Fochla, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 491
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - About a half a mile the north side of Farinalore Crossroads, there is a sandpit called Gaynors. Every night at twelve o’ clock a big barrel comes rolling down the road. The sound of the barrel can be heard half a mile away. The barrel rolls down the hill and when it comes to the bottom of the hill where there is a white thorn bush it disappears into the ditch. One windy night a man was coming home from playing cards and when he came to the bush he went in under to light his pipe. When he was lighting it another man put over his pipe is get to it lit. The man got such a fright that he never went and at night after that. There was supposed to be a house there long ago. It was haunted(continues on next page)
