School: Bellewstown (roll number 1120)
- Location:
- Bellewstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Uinsionn Ó Draghneáin
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- In the year 1846 Mrs Brown a noted miser was dying. They buried all she owned with her. Two men Murphy & Jackson decided to take her blankets out of the coffin. Now Murphy had a stiff leg and had lost half of his ear. Jackson was a youth of some eighteen years.
They got to the cemetry dug out the coffin took the blankets & put back the coffin again. Jackson said he would get a lamb and Murphy was to wait in the cemetry for him. Jackson was very long away & Murphy fell asleep.
He was suddenly awakened by some noise and saw a sheep floatin towards him. He ran for his life and his dog could'nt keep with him. Next day he said a sheep floating through the air towards him
Jackson said he chased a ghost out of the cemetry. Jackson was carrying the sheep and Murphy was the ghost with the blankets round him
- Collector
- John Cunningham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Hilltown, Co. Meath
