School: Béalad (C.), Ros Ó gCairbe (roll number 11283)
- Location:
- Bealad East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs Nora Fitzpatrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0316, Page 117
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Footsteps have been heard after death in several families here.
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It was a firm fact that people should not make new Graves for their dead relatives a fact which is verified by 2 women at 5 oclock A.M. one morning as they came from the wake of a neighbour . The family opened a new grave in Ross to have him buried the day following. His family graveyard near Clonakilty. As the women were separating at a cross. A funeral coffin & crowd came behind them & women wearing white caps motioned them to leave the way. the funeral passed on to the family burial ground. Both women got such a fright that they got very nervous and ill for some time. One of these Mary Anne Sweeney is still alive. This happened about 40 years ago.
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On the Cahermore Road leading to Ross on the demesne of Henry Hungerford a dog used to appear and disappear. he had a most threatening attitude and used strike almost death terror to a man called Jerry Crowley at about 12 oclock at night.
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The spirit of Lord Carbery (The Dummey) was seen in a certain field called the Kennel(continues on next page)
