School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Coshmore and Coshbride, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: James Cashman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 166
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“There is still another case recorded which shows that the origin of these is probably due to some supernatural reasons.”
(continued from previous page)her. It did not strike her but struck a pot near her and broke it. She went to bed very quickly as she was very frightened. Next morning on looking at the hob she found that there was nothing wrong but the broken pot reminded her of her experience of the night before. No stone appeared to be disturbed on the hob.
Soon after she got a very sore heel for no apparent reason. She was laid up for a year. After that she made sure to go to bed early every night. She blamed the sore heel to the stone which was thrown and the throwing of the stone to her staying up late and being in the way of some other who probably wanted the fire.
- Collector
- James Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- George Greenslade
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Youghal, Co. Cork