School: Ceathrú Gabhann
- Location:
- Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Dhuarcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 219
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- (continued from previous page)The second one went out and could not find anybody. When they came in they asked the others did they hear it since. They said they did and they heard footsteps going up the stairs.
They went to bed at about one o'clock. Six of them went into one room and the others into another room. They were not long in bed until the ghost came into the room where the two boys were sleeping and came to the bed. He asked one of them to come downstairs with him. One of them went downstairs with him. He was dressed like a priest. He brought the man to a room at the back of the house . The ghost lifted a big flag and told the man that his body was under that flag and he wanted it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Mac Domhnaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bohola, Co. Mayo
