School: Barrow (roll number 11850)
- Location:
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 133
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- (continued from previous page)for about a quarter of a mile. The live man never believed in ghosts. After that night he believed in them. He knew the man to be his brother, who was dead in a foreign country. The next day he heard that he was (day) dead. This man was Solomon Murphy of Barrow. This story was told to me by my Grandmother.
- This is another ghost story which is true. One night a man was returning home from a dance. When he was passing a lonely place, a rabbit ran a round him several times. When he came to a little river the rabbit di(s)sappeared, and instead of a rabbit he saw a man sitting on a bank with his feet in the water. He knew the man well, and he knew that he was dead for a few years. He walked away quickly and said nothing. When he was gone a little farther he heard a great noise, and he could plainly(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Slatra
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Tim Slattery
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
