School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)
- Location:
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 11_002
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- (continued from previous page)There was a man killed on Killalue hill a long time ago. Since that his ghost used to be seen going up and down the road. One night a priest met him and he asked him why did he not appear to some other one before he appeared to him. The ghost did not say anything and the priest went away home. His home was about a quarter of a mile from there and when he was going in his own door he could hear the ghost laughing at what he said to him.
- One night a man was coming over the road riding on his horse and when he came to Rose's sandpit which is about a quarter of a mile from the village of Aughagower his horse(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Noonan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghagower, Co. Mayo
