1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ceathrú Gabhann (C.)

School: Ceathrú Gabhann (C.) (roll number 14229)

Location:
Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Caitlín Bean Uí Shioradáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 164

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 164

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ceathrú Gabhann (C.)
  2. XML Page 164
  3. XML “Story”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Story (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    they stopped to listen. They saw a light at a distance near a fort. They commenced walking fast, and as fast as they walked they could hear the noise, and they could see the light moving with them. They commenced sweating. And as fast as they were walking the light kept moving onwards. They got more afraid. They reached home what ever by a struggle. They almost dropped before they were half the way. One of them was in a terrible (?). He had to remain in bed for a long while. The other one had to go to bed but only for a short while. The two boys when they got better made up their minds that they would be never out late again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Howley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowgallda, Co. Mayo