School: Boher (roll number 9409)
- Location:
- Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Kavanagh
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- "He dance and sang while on this earth
He lived as happy as a lord
But now his heart is chilled in death
God rest you Paddy Ward.
Long ago there lived in Loughnavally a tricester named Paddy Ward. He was a great sportsman and attended gatherings of every kinds. One Halloween he was coming home from a wedding with two or tree other men. When passing Killan graveyard his comrads dared him to go into the graveyard. It was two o'clock. Paddy said he would walk two rounds of it. The conversation previously had been on ghosts etc.
Paddy went in, but on getting half way round he was knocked down by the "Pooka". The Pooka in spite(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Delia Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeenbrack, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Hegarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killeenbrack, Co. Westmeath
