School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

Location:
Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 123

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  1. One night a man went out gambling. When he was returning home it was midnight. On his way home he had to pass a chapel.
    As he came near the chapel he saw a priest walking up and down the pathway and he was reading a prayerbook. Immediately he knew it was a ghost. He began to tremble with fright. He ran home to bed. Next morning he told the strange thing he saw. His brother would not believe him. His brother said he would go with him the next night.
    They arrived just to see the priest walking through the iron gate and the mans brother fell dead.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Ambrose
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Joseph O' Shea
    Gender
    Male