School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 043
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
Download
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Allenwood, Robertstown
- XML Page 043
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
- XML (no title)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
(no title) (continued)
“Between Dowling's gate and Bagnell's a dog is seen every night...”
(continued from previous page)tree at Dowlings gate.Told by Pat Clare to Thomas O'Regan, Allenwood N.S. Co. Kildare.
(no title)
“In Carbury where my aunt is living...”
In Carbury where my aunt is living, Mary Keegan, a footstep is heard going by every night and then the dead coach goes by and along the back road and stops at a house Mr. Smith's and the house goes afire. This man can't live in his own house. His mother is dead and she comes back every night and feeds the hens. For if passing by about midnight the house can be seen on fire and the noise of cans heard. - Collector
- Peg O Regan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Mary Keegan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carbury, Co. Kildare
(no title)
“In one of the chapels in Carbury a priest died and he came back every night.”
In one of the chapels in Carbury a priest died and he came back every night. One night a man that was cleaning and minding the chapel saw a priest come out on the altar and he said these words, "Is there anyone to serve" These words(continues on next page)