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School: Lislea, Ballinalee

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Lislea, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Gréine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 107

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  1. William Carthy and the Ghost

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    One night William Carthy was coming home of his ceilidhe. He was coming near a gate when he heard great rattling of chains.
    He went to the gate and he saw a great big man standing there. He had his hand on the latch of the gate. William put his hand on the man's hand but found nothing only the latch of the gate. He opened the gate and went out through the man but never moved him. He looked into the man's face and the man never moved. When he went past he heard the piers falling and the gate being beaten.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mac Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Patrick Gill
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male