School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)
- Location:
- Shantraud, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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- The Dead Hunt, Tuogh, Adare.About eighty years ago, there lived in the district of Tuogh a man named Normoyle, the author's grandfather. He said that he had seen a ghostly lot of horses.This hill and district is known to be haunted by the ghost of Ard Ban. He appeared at different times, under several forms and to different people.This man wondered why his gate used be left opened. One night he heard a great noise. He came out and he saw the dead hunt going across the field.About fifty years ago there lived an old woman, who was unable to live(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Fennell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilbreedy, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Cornelious Normoyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Rower More, Co. Limerick