School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
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  1. There is a House where I live called Halverstown House. It is said to be haunted, and horses can be heard going through the house in and out the windows, and along the passages.They are also heard galloping through the yard. The Black and Tans killed a priest there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Dix
    Gender
    Female
  2. There is a field near us and if anyone goes there at ten o'clock at night they cannot get out of it. Some force would drive them back to the middle of the field. They would have to stay there until day-light.
    I know a boy named Shane Flanagan who was kept in it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Dix
    Gender
    Female