School: Tulach Cruinn, Inis (roll number 7708)
- Location:
- Tullycreen Upper, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Maranáin
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Sgéal Fíor.
This is a true story.
There was a very holy and highly respected P.P in the Killaballyowen Parish over sixty years ago.His name was Father Michael Meehan famous for having put down souperism which was started among his parishioners by a tyrannical landlord notorious for his hatred of the Catholic Religion.
Father Michael lived in Moyasta and the house he lived in ,is the residence of the present P P.
On a certain night in the month of August he was called to anoint a person who was on the points of death.it happened that his brother Father Pat Meehan was a visitor of his on that night.Before midnight Fr.Pat went to bed and was soon fast asleep .he dreamt that Father Michael was on his way attacked by a ghost at a certain spot which the dream indicated .he got up ,dressed himself and was soon at the spot where he found his Rev.brother pinned to the road by(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Tullycreen Upper, Co. Clare
