School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- Coolard, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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- About thirty years ago a man named Tim Murphy was coming from his friends who lived in Bally-conry. There was a christening held in the house that night and it was mid-night when he left for home. He had a horse and car and he had to go to Bunaraght.
When he came out on the public road at Lisselton Cross he saw a funeral coming towards him.
When he was about to pass the funeral his horse stopped and refused to go.
He had a whip in his hand and he beat the horse with it but he would not stir.
The whip fell out of his hand and a man who was of the funeral party, who was living near him and was sick in bed picked up the whip,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Inch East, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Joseph Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Inch East, Co. Kerry