School: Murher (B.) (roll number 13540)
- Location:
- Murher, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 389
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- The headless coach was a very big led by four horses. It used to be seen going along the roads at night, and there could be no men seen guiding the horses. It is said that that coach often carried away people at night, and they used leave another old person there and after a few days that person would die. On night the headless coach was seen outside a house in Tarbert and there were two men seen coming out of the house and going into the headless coach. The following morning the woman of the house was sick, and after a few days she died.James FennellTold byJohanna Fennell,
Leitrim East,
Newtownsandes51 yrs
- Collector
- James Fennell
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Johanna Fennell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Leitrim East, Co. Kerry
