School: Ovens (C.) (roll number 5985)
- Location:
- Ovens, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Maud Mc Guire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 378
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- Mrs. J. Hegarty (45 yrs) living at Castleinch told the following experience to her daughter Mary (13 yrs)
"One night as I had just retired to bed, I heard very sad music beneath my bedroom window. I listened for some time, & at last feeling nervous & convinced that the music was supernatural, I left my room and roused my sister who slept in a room behind me.
She also heard the wailing, which by that time seemed to be moving away in the direction of a house where a friend of ours lay very ill. It died away quite abruptly. Next morning we received the news of our friend's death.Nora McCarthy (13 yrs) residing at Clashinaffrin, was told by her sister Mary (19 yrs) that the latter & group of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Castleinch, Co. Cork
- Collector
- Nora Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Clashanaffrin, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs T. Hegarty
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Castleinch, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mary Mc Carthy
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 19
- Address
- Clashanaffrin, Co. Cork
