School: Clochar na Trócaire, Moyderwell, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Antoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 328
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“One night about thirty years ago a man was going to the strand for seaweeds...”
One night about thirty years ago a man was going to the strand for seaweed. It was about twelve o'clock in the night. When he was about half-way to the strand he saw a ghost on the side of the road in the form of a sheep. The horse wanted to turn back in spite of him. He hit him a crack of the whip and fortunately he passed it. He continued his journey and when he was going down to the strand he saw the same object again near the ditch. He succeeded in making the horse pass it again He filled the load of seaweed and came home. He did not take much notice of the ghost. A few nights afterwards he was filling his pipe near the fire when a woman and a child(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret O' Driscoll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Daniel Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Kerry