School: Boulavogue
- Location:
- Boleyvogue, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Énrí Tréinfhear
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- Gerard Leacy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigeen, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Michael Leacy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Carrigeen, Co. Wexford
- The night that Mrs Gahan of Mullawnree died my father went to the house before she died. They sent him to The Harrow. When he was coming back from The Harrow it was half-ten and the moon was shining brightly. When he was coming to Bill Hayden's he saw a shadow going all around the bike, like the shadow of someone.
When he came to Tom Walshe's hill he was going to ride up it, but the bike would not go. He could not stir. He took out his beads and prayed, then he started. It was not as bad. He had to walk to Rossiter's walls. When he came to Rossiter's Walls it disappeared. He got up on the bike again and saw nothing but when he went into Gahan's, Mrs Gahan, was dead.My father, Charles Burke (40yrs) told me this.Michael Burke,
Ballytreacy, Boolavogue.
