School: Dromakeenan
- Location:
- Drumakeenan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: C. Ní Fhallamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0818, Page 128
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- (continued from previous page)night still his book appeared very bright and he read away behind this strange being on to the old castle and when he came to the castle walls he said stand "Devil." It stood and he said "into the cellar of this castle until Peter sounds his trumpet on the "Last Day" so he read away from his book for some time then the ghost said "Oh, only for the bit of cloth around your neck I would have you killed." Now I must go and he gave three more great screams and in a ball of fire he dashed into the cellar and the priest went home then on foot all scraped and bleeding. The next day he got some of the peasants to build up the cellar.
This cellar is to be seen to the present day and the old castle ruins are to be seen also. They are(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Monks
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Monks
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Occupation
- Labourer
