School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 201
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“Martin Kennelly of Dromin was out very late one night at a wake.”
Martin Kennelly of Dromin was out very late one night at a wake. When he was coming home he saw two men looking out over the ditch. Martin saluted them but got no answer. He got afraid then he went home as quickly as he could. He said it must be someone from the other world. When he got home they were all up waiting for him. They said some one knocked at the door and when they opened it they saw no one. His wife wanted to go to the wake and he said he would go with her so they set out. When they came to the place where he saluted them he said, "Look(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peg Barry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derry, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Martin Kennelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry