School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 137
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A Ghost Story (continued)
“One night a man was going to the fair. He had to pass a graveyard.”
(continued from previous page)at first but then he remarked a ball of fire in the graveyard and he heard a voice saying "go back." He took off his cap and blessed himself. Then the ball of fire began to roll about and began to get larger. The man picked up courage and said, "If those art a spirit stay here and if thou art not go away." The ball kept hopping about all the time. Then the man came out of the cart and threw his coat over the horse's head. Then he turned the horse's head towards home. When he reached the house he un-harnessed the horse and went(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartoon, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Kelly
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcummin, Co. Mayo