School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 236
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- About one mile and a half outside Nenagh there is a place called Bawn and about eleven years ago during the winter months a very weird cry was heard in the locality. On several occasions a great many people gathered to see what was supposed to be the "Bawn Ghost," but no one ever saw it.
During that time a strange bird seen and heard down around the Shannon and its cries were similar to those of the "Bawn Ghost". A local sportsman shot the bird and sent it to the Naturalists in Dublin who described it as a Bittern.
As nothing has been heard of the "Bawn Ghost" since it is generally thought that the bird and ghost were one
- Collector
- Maureen Spearman
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ormond Street, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Simon Spearman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ormond Street, Co. Tipperary
