School: Síolach (roll number 12266)
- Location:
- Sheelagh, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Gnímh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0664, Page 072
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“A man named Matthews, a native of Shanmullagh, Dundalk was a carter on the road.”
A man named Matthews , a native of Shanmullagh, Dundalk was a carter on the road. He was found dead on the road one night at a place called Ballyrush and when he was taken home they could not recognise him but, for one little mark on his jaw. The night before Hallow Eve after he was killed he came to the house at the dead of night and told them to take the hames that were on the horse and put them round his neck the following night and that he would be on the third horse on right hand side coming down the hill on the road coming from Killyclessy [?] and that he would be back alive with them for four yrs, and that to do this all they would lose would be the foremost joints of their wee fingers. They "cowed"(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Sherry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Courtbane, Co. Louth