School: Gleann Coirib (roll number 6763)
- Location:
- Glencorrib, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Hargadáin
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- About ten years ago a man who was caretaker of Glencorrib "big house" was going to a pig fair in Ballinrobe. He was carrying the pigs in a donkey-cart.
Now it so happened that he had another donkey and when he was coming out the avenue leading from the "big house" to the main road the donkey followed him.
When the man came to the road gate he shut it after him not knowing the donkey was following him.
When the donkey came to the gate he tried to go through it but all he could succeed in getting through was his head. When he got it out he could not bring it back so he kept shaking the gate.
Now this spot had the name of being haunted. After(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Mary Hennelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glencorrib, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Hennelly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glencorrib, Co. Mayo