School: Gleann Gabhna, Tulach an Iarainn

Location:
Glengoura Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhshláinghe
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    One night they stayed up very late to see if they could see anyone making the noise and the candle or lamp or whatever was lighting was put out by flinging things at it to make them go away quickly. Then they knew that there was what, they called ghosts to, in the house.
    Shortly afterwards they asked the priest to come and say mass in the house. He came and said the mass and blessed the house and there was never another sound heard there after that.
    People do not believe in ghosts now like they used to long ago,
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    George Condon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycullane, Co. Cork