School: Urhan (C.) (roll number 12260)
- Location:
- Iorthan, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Eimile Ní Urdail
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- Long ago there used to be Spirits there and their Purgatory was that they should kill so many people that would be out late.
One day there was a man from Coulagh mowing hay for a farmer in Urhan. He remained talking after his days work and on his way home a Spirit attacked him and he had a scythe in his hand and defended himself with the scythe. She kept all the ways at him until he came to a stream of water. It is said that the spirits could never cross bridges or a stream of water. He ran home and he was saved. The old people say that if you would have a hazle stick in your hand or anything steel that you could defend yourself.
- Collector
- Máire Ní Arachtáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cathair Choinn, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Michéal Ó Arachtáin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Cathair Choinn, Co. Chorcaí
