School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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  1. A Story
    There is a palace in Boonamona called Pollá Pucha. It is said that there was a ghost there some time ago. When the people used to be coming home from visiting at late hours. They used to hear laughing some nights and crying other nights. Other nights they used to hear noise like if a lot of cattle were running through water.
    One night a man was coming home alone and it was about twelve o clock. He saw a man standing along the ditch. He spoke to him and he got no answer. He
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Eardley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlereagh, Co. Mayo