School: Carysfort, Arklow
- Location:
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: T. E. McAdoo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 084
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- An old story is told about "Mineview" Avoca, a farmer's residence. It relates to a haunted carriage. A carriage is believed to have been driven by a headless coachman to the front of the house.The inhabitants used to hear a sound on the gravel at midnight, and suspecting that it might be a burglar, it is said that they got out of bed, and went to the window to look out. When they looked out through the window, they saw nothing at all. So supposing they had been dreaming, they went back to bed again.In the morning the inhabitants used to hear a around on the gravel at midnight and suspecting that it might be a burglar it is said they got out of bed and went to the window to look out. When they looked out through the window supposing that they had been dreaming they went back to bed again. In the morning the inhabitants went out to examine the gravel to see if there were any traces of horses feet there . They searched the gravel for traces of horses feet and for the marks of the wheels of the carriage, but their(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Harry Annesley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ferrybank, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr J. Annesley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Ferrybank, Co. Wicklow
