School: Murher (B.) (roll number 13540)
- Location:
- Murher, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 465
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“Long ago there were two men who used to quarrel about land, and meeting each other in a lonely valley through which a river flowed, they began to fight.”
Long ago there were two men who used to quarrel about land, and meeting each other in a lonely valley through which a river flowed, they began to fight. After some time one man threw the other into the river, and as the river was deep he was drowned. The next night at twelve o'clock the man who was drowned appeared in his house, woke his wife and made signs for her to follow him. He led her to the part of the river where his body was, and just as he pointed into the river the moon rose and he disappeared. His wife being very troubled went to a wise old woman and asked her advice. She told her that it was something that was in the river where the ghost pointed to, and that she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Windle
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- David Brassil
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Aughrim, Co. Kerry