School: Shannow
- Location:
- Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: B. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 189
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- This is a story which I heard my father telling.
About one hundred years ago there lived in Killoughte a man who used to go to the church every evening to say his prayers. On this particular evening he went as usual and about six oclock the sexton closed it, and this man was accidentally closed in. Fearing nothing he knelt down and prayed away.
It wasn't very long until he fell asleep and about twelve oclock he woke up. When he woke the altar was lit up with candles and in a few minutes a priest walked out dressed in robes.
All at once he shouted out was there(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Entee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killoughter, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Dan Mc Entee
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Killoughter, Co. Cavan
