School: Ráth Araidh (roll number 9362)
- Location:
- Rahara, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ní Bheirn
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- Ghost StoryA man was going home from rambling. Between the two gates at Lackan Cross-roads he met a funeral at night. He went to carry the cofin and a man came behind him & asked where was he going. "I came here to do you no harm" said he & he told him to be going quickly or he'd let him know. (Collected by Jas. Fallon from Patsy Murray Scrine aged 70 years)
- Collector
- James Fallon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patsy Murray
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Skrine, Co. Roscommon
- Patsy Murray Scrine saw trains all alight crossing through Gavan's fields - Barnapéic. He saw a white woman under a bush on top of Carramunia hill.
- A woman is seen in the black garden near the village of Ballagh. A man is seen at the cross roads of Ballagh.
One very wet night a man was going home from rambling; he couldn't find his way home. At last he sat under a white-thorn bush until the cock crew in(continues on next page)
