School: Cnoc an Doire (B.) (roll number 2418)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 003
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Timothy Donovan was a very good humoured witty man. He lived in Skahies. He was very easily frightened and he would be very afraid to go anywhere after nightfall, yet he had a great habit of frightening others by acting the ghost.
One night some girls were going to a dance and Timothy made up his mind to give them a fright on their way home. He told his secret to his nephew, John Foley. Young Foley was a courageous boy and resolved to give his uncle " a yard of his own measure".
About ten o'clock Donovan stared off to meet the girls. He took a large white sheet with him. When he heard the girls coming he put the sheet about him and stood under a great hawthorn tree. Immediately young Foley, also dressed in white appeared on top of the opposite fence. Poor Donovan screamed(continues on next page)
