School: Ringville, Slieverue (roll number 6621)
- Location:
- Ringville, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Síle de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 086
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- The Headless Coach is heard by some families before a member of the family dies.
The Bean sidhe follows families whose surname have an "O" or a "Mac" in them. She gives three long loud wails around the house before the death of a member of the family.
There was a man minding cows. He was looking across at another field. In his potato field he saw a woman. He thought she was stealing cabbage. He went over to her. Her head was bent down over the cabbage. She turned around, stared at him, gave a loud scream and disappeared. The man was afterwards found unconscious in the field by some of his neighbours and had to be carried home.One time there lived a man that led such a bad life that when he died the devil wouldn't let him into hell when, God condemned him to Hell.
Then God condemned him to wander over this earth as a spirit. He is called Jacky the Lantern.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Ellen Barry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Rochestown, Co. Kilkenny
