School: Cúl Mín, Inis
- Location:
- Coolmeen, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 306
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- One night a certain man was passing through a forth field in Derreen. Suddenly he saw a ghost. He then went nearer to it and found that it had a pig's head.
As he went to catch it, it disappeared and he saw it no more. He then went home and told the people what had happened to him.
- Two men from Southeren Coolmeen went one night to dig a fort in Clonkerry. They were digging for some time when suddenly they heard a bellow from underneath them. They were frightened when they heard the bellow. After a while they got the shovel and spade and went home. When they went there again the hole they (went) made was closed.
- One night in the middle of Winter my grand father and grand mother was sitting around the fire. Suddenly they heard a great noise galloping up the street. It looked in the window and an iron chain around(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnahaha, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Henry Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnahaha, Co. Clare
