School: Cnoc Sceach, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 11424)
- Location:
- Knockskagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Ruairc
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- (continued from previous page)meeting the "spirits." She always appeared in human form, her eyes like live coals of fire and flames issuing from her mouth. A tramp at one time slept in a house in the neighbourhood and heard several stories about her. One night he placed a bet that he would travel the very road which she haunted at any hour. The man of the house took up the bet and the tramp set out. On the following morning he was found dead on the roadsideSean O Deisig
- Collector
- Liam Ó Ruairc
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Seán Ó Déisig
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Letter, Co. Cork