School: Dumha-chaisil
- Location:
- Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 418
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- (continued from previous page)Here he lay down beside a headstone and at twelve o'clock he saw a priest hanging about two feet over him, he also saw soldiers all round the priest.
He was very much afraid but he did not shiver, he made the sign of the cross and all disappeared.
He had lain on the grave of a priest who had been hanged and he had seen the whole performance.
Next day he returned to his brother and told him he did not shiver.
His brother then took him to a castle which was haunted.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toomour, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat Kelleher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brackloonagh, Co. Mayo
