School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile
- Location:
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Úna
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- Long ago a woman named Mrs Mahoney lived alone in the country. There was a graveyard near her house called Tissassin Graveyard. She heard rumours that the headless coach passed the house every night, and she resolved to wait up and see for herself what would happen. At two minutes to twelve that night a voice seemed to say to her "Go to bed", "Go to bed". She was very frightened but still she stayed up. Just as the hand pointed to midnight a black coach appeared before her(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Higher O'Connell Street, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Stapleton
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female