School: Currach Chluana (Croughclooney) (roll number 7885)
- Location:
- Currach Cluana, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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There was once a man who was very fond of staying out late night and he continually boasted of how brave he was and that in the world no gehosts or such like could frighten him.
Every night he used ramble into his neighbour's house. This certain night which happened to be "All Souls Night" he was coming home from his neighbour's house. He came through the fields. When he came to a gap which was in the field next to his house, he saw the shadow of a man coming towards him and thought he noticed something queer about the man's head and when he came near him he saw the man had a turned back head. He got such a shock that he fell unconscious on the field and did not regain his senses until the next morning. He never after boasted.
- Informant
- Mrs J. Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Address
- An Bhuaile Shalach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
