School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)

Location:
Coill an Daingin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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    mountain side. As he turned round he saw a man standing behind him, and the man with the horse said to him where in the world did you come from, as he thought he was one of his neighbours.
    He began to get afraid, as there was no reply from him, but stood there like a wooden post. The old custom long ago when people were haunted like this was to turn their coat, and they would become all right, so he done this and the man disappeared and he was out on the right road again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Salmon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Páirc na bhFianna Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Martin Thornton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Páirc na bhFianna Thiar, Co. Mhaigh Eo