School: Clooney, Cuinche
- Location:
- Clooney, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Clúmháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 367
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- 1) The Back Gate of Quinville. Here the noise of chains used be heard, a black dog and sometimes a gentleman dressed in the fashion of an early period used appear anytime after midnight.
2) People coming from a wedding saw a large crowd of people coming out of Knocknagogue fort before day break.
3) The field in Coolshamroge next to Ballyhannon, is noted for people being set astray in the night and having to wander around all night not having the least notion where they were, or where they were going.
4) Hazelwood Gate. Here a white woman used appear. It is said that in former days a woman was here torn to pieces by a dog.
5) The front gate of Quinville was famous for the vicious dog that used attack everyone going that road after twelve o'clock.John Hogan going home from Quin with messages of tea and sugar, had to throw the tea and sugar(continues on next page)
