School: Slattagh (roll number 13879)
- Location:
- Moher, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Brian Ó Baoighill
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“Some years ago when the 'dead-caoches' were out a man and his wife, living in this district, were going to a fair about two o'clock.”
Some years ago when the 'dead-caoches' were out a man and his wife, living in this district, were going to a fair about two o'clock. On their journey they met a 'dead coach' and although they tried to make the donkey pull in out of the way he would only pull in a small bit and the coach buzzed out and nearly ran over them. The woman shouted "Why did'nt you pull in " to her husband and the driver of the dead-coach turned round and looked after them and they saw it was the face of an old man who was long dead.
- Collector
- Girlie Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Culleenaghamore, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- P.J. Walshe
- Address
- Culleenaghamore, Co. Roscommon