School: Maghcromtha (B.)
- Location:
- Macroom, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Deasmhumhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0342, Page 269
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- (continued from previous page)Mass for me?" There was no answer, and the woman was too terrified to open her mouth. He repeated the question, and got no answer. For the third time he put the question, and getting no answer he turned back to the altar very slowly and apparently very sadly. He rearranged the Mass-Books, quenched the candles and marched back again to the vestry door through which he disappeared, leaving the Chapel dark and quiet as before.
The woman was duly released next morning, but the strange happenings of the night disturbed her very much. After some consideration she went to the Parish Priest and told her story to him. The Parish Priest at first pooh-poohed her story and told her she had probably been asleep and dreamt the whole thing. She still persisted in her story, and at length convinced the Parish Priest, that she at least believed implicitly that she saw & heard what she had described.
He accompanied her to the Church, and she pointed out to him the exact position in which she was during the night.
That night the Parish Priest himself(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Scanlan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballinagree, Co. Cork
