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School: Knockerra (C.), Killimer

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Knockerra, Co. Clare
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Eibhlín Ní Cholgain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0629, Page 218

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    One night when I was a young lad of about seventeen years, I was sent to drive my uncle John Crowley, of Carnacalla Kilrush to his home from my home in Tallagower. It was very late at night when I arrived at Carnacalla, and he wanted to keep me till morning but I refused to stay. I had a good horse and a side-car which I drove at top speed for about a mile of the road, with the result that some nuts loosened off the spring-bolts and the body of the car on that side fell down on the wheel. As I was coming towards what was once an old forge I noticed a light flashing inside. I went to the window which was broken and had one shutter closed on hinges. I put the whip against the shutter and shoved it in. Immediately the light went out. To me it appeared like the light of a big forge fire blown by a bellows. I went away
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Batt Crowley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Tullagower, Co. Clare