School: Mainistir Ó dTórna
- Location:
- Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ríoghbhardáin
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- (continued from previous page)If you were to see those brave Irish boys,
From Brosna Castleisland they would you surprise,
A gang from North Kerry a place of renown,
Lixnaw, Abbeydorney and Abbeyfeale town. - One night as my two uncles were coming from Listowel they saw a funeral.
It was about 12 o'clock and the night was very dark and they were terribly afraid.
They were not gone far outside Listowel when they heard a noise, but they took no notice of it. After a while a dog came out in front of them and began to bark. One of them got afraid but the other said not to be getting queer that it was a neighbour's dog. The dog disappeared and they saw her soon again, and she disappeared and they saw her a third time.
This time both of them got afraid and soon they (go)(continues on next page)- Collector
- Caitlín Nic Ealgóis
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Edmond Mc Elligott
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 33