School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)
- Location:
- Shantraud, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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- Creagan na h-ola contd.
One winters night about fifty years ago, there was a man coming home from a friend's house which was situated about two miles from his home. It was very late in the night when he was returning home. On his way home he passed by the Creagan no-h-ola graveyard. He saw in the graveyard very bright lights. He also heard crying, so he continued on his journey. when he returned home to his house he was greeted by the sad news that his two children were dead.Some time later the same man was coming home by the same bye-path. The path was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonshire More, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
