School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An tSiúr Concepta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 322
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- (continued from previous page)and buried him just beside the cross-roads. From that day on this man was supposed to appear at twelve a clock at night with a gun on his shoulder. Many people are said to have seen this ghost.
One night a girl from Moynalty accompanied by her mother was returning home late from a party. Just as they reached this cross-roads a man appeared to them bearing a gun on his shoulder. They passed no remarks on the man, as they thought it was an ordinary man returning home. Just then the girl's mother said "Good-night" to the man and he suddenly disappeared.
This woman and her daughter got a dreadful fright. They got home as quickly as possible and they resolved that they would never(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gretta Duignan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilbeg Upper, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Peg O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moat, Co. Meath
