School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)
- Location:
- An Fhairche, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 246
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- Years and years ago there was a man named Hill living in Donnybrook. Whenever he was going anyplace he rode on a white horse. He was never seen on any other horse. There was a man from Doneraile working for him he left him after a year and joined the soldiers. He and his company were sent out near the burning mountain. One evening as he was out on duty facing the burning mountain he saw the man on a white horse riding into the burning mountain. His hair stood on his head with fright "Well begor if that is not ould Hill of Donnybrook I must be dreaming." In his next letter from home they told that ould Hill of Donnybrook died on the same evening that he saw him riding into the burning mountain.
- Collector
- Nelly Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coill Chlaí an Uisce, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coill Chlaí an Uisce, Co. Chorcaí
