School: Virginia (C )
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Farelly
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- (continued from previous page)to get a spade and to break down the press herself and not to let anyone else knock it, and that then she would settle the ghost.
The woman did what she was told and the priest settled it between froth and water on the Big Island.
When the priest was coming back after settling it the horse slipped and fell at Sergents Hollow and the priest was hurt very much. It was not long after that until the priest died.
Since then it is said that there is a ghost at "Tipper's Rock" which is beside "Sergent's Hollow".
- Collector
- Rita O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
