School: Na Creaga
- Location:
- Creggs, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Breandáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 109
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- In Athleague there lived a family named the O Briens. They lived in a fine house, but they had to leave it because it was haunted. Every night since a certain member of the family died they used to hear a terrible noise coming up the stairs, and they used to see a rider mounted on a black horse, and he dressed in armour, and chains of fire hanging from it, and a bright greenish light was shining around him. When he reached the top of the stairs he used to begin to cry very mournfully. Then he used to turn his horse and ride down the stairs again. This terrorized the people, and they left the house.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tommie Fitzmaurice
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coalpits, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Bridget Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coalpits, Co. Galway
