School: Cnoc an Doire (B.) (roll number 2418)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 116
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Long, long ago a landlord lived in Co. Westmeath. He had a grand big castle. When he died his castle and his land were sold to another man. When the other man started living in the castle he was hunted out of it by ghosts. He hired several men for minding the cattle by night but they all left him. So after a while a man named Jack offered to be the man's servant if if he would give him a certain amount of money every week. He also asked the man for a bottle of whiskey, a pipe and a blackthorn stick so the man gave them to Jack. Jack walked into the castle about ten o'clock that night. He sat down at the fire and lit his pipe. After a while the ghost came into the castle and sat at the other side of the fire with Jack. Jack asked him to have a smoke, but the ghost never answered him. Jack caught his pipe and stuck it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Fell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farranfore, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Paddy Brosnan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farranfore, Co. Kerry
