School: An Píce (The Pike, Shinrone)
- Location:
- Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dúibheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 081
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- (continued from previous page)night and the moon was shining when he came to the Pike cross. He was walking quickly down the road. When he stood to listen he heard a foot. He waited but there was nothing else but the walking. It walked by the side of him until he came to Kenny's gate. The ghost went up the venue to the hall door knocked and went down to the wicket gate and slammed it after him and went back the same way as he came. Dick Gardiner was afraid to run or say anything.
- Some years ago my grandfather used to ramble to the |the| house where my uncle Jack is living now. This night he was going home very late. It was a very nice moon light night. He went home across the field for a short way. There were two forts on his away home. Just as he was in the untre of two he heard(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Christie Waters
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mick Waters
- Gender
- Male
