School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 006
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- (continued from previous page)be seen there. One night Martin was in bed he heard a terrible noise in the kitchen, chairs being moved and knocked and cups rattling. It seemed as if the kitchen was full of people talking and laughing.
Martin got up without making any noise and got his ash plant and stood behind the kitchen door. When the noise was at its height Martin rushed in, striking wildly about him with his ash plant. He could not find anyone in the kitchen. He lighted the candle and saw that he had broken all the ware on the dresser.
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- Collector
- Cahal Kennelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Shanahan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry
