School: Baile Domhnaill (Ballydonnell), Mullinahone (roll number 7766)
- Location:
- Ballydonnell, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Chaollaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 144
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“One evening at dusk, Richard Maher, Gragaugh, was crossing a field in Wilford - the field in which Bishop Butlers Palace was.”
One evening at dusk, Richard Maher, Gragaugh, was crossing a field in Wilford - the field in which Bishop Butlers Palace was.- Suddenly, a pony and trap crossed a field just in front of him. There were two ladies in the trap and one of them was quietly tapping the pony with a whip. He could hear them talking quite plainly but could not understand one word. Then he thought it was queer to see a pony and trap disappeared. He got so frightened that he fell into a hole up to the neck in water. It was with great difficulty he managed to get home. He was in bed for a week with fright,
- Informant
- Michael Prout
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Gragaugh, Co. Tipperary