School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)
- Location:
- Port Laoise, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Sr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 020
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- (continued from previous page)Shean and Jelly followed him. The priest told him that the world would wonder at his death.
Next day he was going to Dublin and he got caught between two trains outside Naas. The head was severed from the body. There were races on the Heath the same day and there was not a tent left standing but was blown down by the wind. Late that night a man named McEvoy was going home from the races. He saw Jelly crossing the road McEvoy followed him to see what was wrong with him he turned around and smiled into his face. Every night at the same time he appeared to him.
Finally he had to cross to England. In the mean time the priest had to put Jelly under his own slab in Strabo grave yard. After some time his wife died and she was haunting(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josephine Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballydavis, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Charles Hyland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballydavis, Co. Laois
