School: Baile Nua, Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 5093)
- Location:
- Ballynoe, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0380, Page 168
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- In the townland of Britway there is a Catholic graveyard, and it is a very old one, but it is still used.
It is said that no Protestant could be buried there, because if one was buried there, the coffin would be over-ground next morning. Not so long ago a Protestant was buried there, and some soldiers volunteered to guard the grave, because the Protestants believed that the Catholics used come in the night and place the coffin over-ground. At about twelve o'clock, the soldiers were surprised to see the coffin being brought over-ground by unseen hands. The soldiers were terrified and they fled, and since then no Protestant was buried there.
There is another graveyard near Ballynoe village. It is also a very old one. There is a ruin of an old Abbey(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinscurloge, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr J. O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinscurloge, Co. Cork
