School: Naomh Pádraig, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13265)
- Location:
- Saint Patrick's, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Br. Seosamh Mac Aodhgáin
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- (continued from previous page)the door and who was behind the door but the same old woman. When he saw the woman he fainted. When he came all right again the old woman was gone so he went in and went to bed. When he got up in the morning he told his wife what had happened the night before. His wife reminded him that the souls in Purgatory are out that night. So he said he would not be out late another Halloween night.
- Mr. Lalor was going hone very late on Halloween night. He had to pass by St Canice's Church. As he was passing by the gates of the church a spirit appeared to him and asked him for the time; but Mr Lalor knew that it was a spirit and said nothing but ran home. When he was entering the house he got two blows on the back an then he fainted. He recovered after an hour.
- Collector
- Patrick Phelan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Patrick Street, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Lalor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Connolly Street, Co. Kilkenny
