School: An Mhágh Bheag, Droichead Banndan (roll number 11025)
- Location:
- Mawbeg East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0315, Page 036
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- 1. Long ago there were two boys in Bandon and they were great pals.
They used walk every where together.
One of the boys died and the other was very lonely after him.
He used walk out the same road as he used when his pal was alive.
This night as he was walking out the road, the boy that died appeared on the road and walked away long side of his friend.
Either of them did not speak.
When they were coming back near the town the boy disappeared again.
The other boy went immediately and told the priest about it.
The priest told him to go out again the following night and ask the "ghost" what he wanted.
He went out as the priest told him and the boy appeared again the same way and he asked him what did he want.
The "ghost" told him to go into the public house and pay for the two pints which were due and then he disappeared.
The other boy went to the priest again and told him what he wanted.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Mahony
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sranaviddoge, Co. Cork
