School: Cúirt an tSéafraidh
- Location:
- Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Síthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0318, Page 067
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- Not so many years ago, there lived near Lord Bandon's Quay a young girl. She got sick and while ill two of her friends would come every night to see her. A certain night they came about half past six, and when they were going home about seven o'clock they said they would come again about ten o'clock as it would be bright. She said not to for she would be dead by then.
As they were going home one of them looked back and what did she see but a coffin and four men carrying it. They were surprised for there was no one dead near. As the coffin was passing they blessed themselves and said a few prayers; and the coffin and men vanished. They were not long at home when the news came that the girl was dead.A good many years ago, a man was going home from Courtmacsherry about twelve o'clock in the night. As he was passing the Hotel a cock crew. He stood in the porch of the Protestant school, and after a while a funeral passed up the Ring Road.
He then went home and as he was passing the Fuchsia Walk a big stone struck the ditch near him. He ran and stones were thrown after him until he reached his own door, where one big stone struck him in the back. He went in home(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jeremiah Coakley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Tim Tobin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meelmane, Co. Cork
