School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí
- Location:
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Olivia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 211
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- (continued from previous page)began to wonder and they told their parish priest so he watched and the light came at the same hour. He went into the chapel and there was the priest that was supposed to be dead standing on the altar.
The next night the priest went into the church again when the light came and this time he said he would question the priest if he appeared and he did appear and the priest asked him what did he want and he answered "Is there anybody to serve mass". The other priest said he would, and when mass was over he disappeared and the light was never seen after.
- Collector
- Delia Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Four Mile House, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Thomas Corcoran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Roscommon
