School: Dubhthrian (Diffreen) (roll number 6680)
- Location:
- An Duifrian, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 155
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“One time two lands were talking about ghosts.”
One time two lads were talking about ghosts. One of them said nothing would put fear on him. The other then told him to go to a certain graveyard at twelve o'clock that night and take a skull out of the graveyard. The boy agreed.
He went to the graveyard and the other lad followed him unknown to the hero.
When the latter reached the graveyard he lifted a skull and just then a voice said "leave that down, that's my skull." He left it down and lifted another. A voice again said "leave that down that's my skull! He obeyed and lifted another, a voice again said "leave that down, that's my skull."
"Sure they can't all be your's" he said lifting one and taking it under his arms.
The other lad met him at the graveyard gate and threw a bucket of coals into his face.
That was that lad's first and last talk(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Mac Ternan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Gleann Éig, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Michael James Clancy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 17
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gleann Éig, Co. Liatroma