School: Abbeyleix Convent (roll number 13613)
- Location:
- Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mother Paul
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- (continued from previous page)died without the priest, after Terry had promised to bury him with his nightcap on.The night after, the Boccough appeared, trying to tear off his nightcap. Terry was frightened and told his mother. "I'll go bail the strings of his cap weren't loosened before he was nailed in the coffin" said the mother, "and there's never a corpse can rest easy while there's a tie or knot on its grave dress, and acushla" says she "go with a neighbor and open the grave and see if anything is astray."Terry did as his mother said, and sure enough the cap was tied tightly, and just was he was in the act of unloosing it, a golden guinea dropped out. Terry said nothing but(continues on next page)
- Informant
- O' Toole
- Address
- Old Town, Co. Laois
