School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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    and he threw pot and all at the figure and it vanished. The next morning the people questioned the man about the ghost and he said "Oh a woman dressed in white came down from the fire-place in a boat and I asked her if she would have some stirabout, but as she had no manners I threw pot and all at her. The man got his pound and since then the ghost has not appeared to anyone
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Hare
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beamore Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Evelyn Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sunnyside Cottages, Co. Louth