School: Cathair Loisgreáin (C)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire Nic Aodha
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- 1. About three years ago, a knock came to the door one night, and when my mother went up to open it there was nobody there. Next day she got a letter saying that her sister was dead. 2. About eight years ago, there lived in Curlane, a man by the name of Patrick Thornton. My father was going to Derrymore and he saw a black headless horse, and when he was coming home, the man was dead. 3. About five years ago, my father went up to Feeragh. He saw two swans flying over a house, and the next day he got word that his second cousin was dead. 4. Long ago, there did aa strange cat go into a house, he was there a week and they could not put him out, and a man died shortly after in the same house, and the cat went. 5. They say it is bad to dream of meat. A few weeks ago, my mother was dreaming one night that she was eating meat, and next day she heard that Pat Fahy, Curlane, was dead.
- Collector
- Kathleen Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Thady Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Killamanagh, Co. Galway