School: Ardkeenan

Location:
Ardkeenan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
John Meares
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0270, Page 237

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  1. Some time ago two girls were coming at a late hour from a house where they had been doing some knitting. When they came to place called Thornhill they heard a great noise and looked to see if there were anything coming after them and they saw a barrel coming after them. They increases their speed but the barrel was able to keep up to them. The barrel followed them until they reached their home. When they told their mother what happened to them, she told them that their neighbours saw ghosts there where the barrel rolled from over the wall.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lennon
    Gender
    Female