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School: Baile na Manach (roll number 11488)

Location:
Monkstown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Labhrás Mac Suibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 236

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    On the road between Passage West and Monkstown there is a house known as Rock Ville. In that house about a centuary ago a women by the name of Madam O Grady lived. She had a terrable hatered for Catholics. One night she killed the coach-man.
    Some time after this a work-man was going home from work on horse-back. Suddenly his horse stopped and would not go again, but to his supprise he saw the the ghost of Madam O Grady in front of him, so turning around he went and told the priest.
    The priest said "That could not be, go down and see would the same thing happen." Down the man went and the same thing happened. Back he went to the priest and told him the same happened to him. "I must go down myself"
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Occupation
    Schoolboy
    Address
    Monkstown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Rita Cotter
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Passage West, Co. Cork