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School: Skerries, Athy (roll number 10975)

Location:
Skerries North, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
E. Tansey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 224

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  1. Ghost Story "Fire"

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    There is a light seen at the townland of Skerries (Athy) Co Kildare about eleven oclock every night. It is a ball of fire. It appears on the main road bettween Athy and Kildare about four miles from Athy. It comes out of the ditch and moves slowly towards Athy for a distance of about twenty yards and then turns into the new plantation and disappears. My uncle James Berry met it coming towards him but it quickly disappeared. I saw this fall myself. My brothers John and Laurence saw the ball of fire too.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Berry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skerries North, Co. Kildare