School: Anglesboro (B.), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 10262)

Location:
Anglesborough, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Cadhla
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 168

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 168

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Anglesboro (B.), Baile Mhistéala
  2. XML Page 168
  3. XML “The Headless Coach”
  4. XML (no title)

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. (continued from previous page)
    though there was only the caretaker in the house at the time. When we came nearer we noticed that the horses were headless and all you could see was from their shoulders back. Of course this was not the first time that the Coíste Bodhar was seen outside the hall door at Massy Lodge.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. (no title)

    Some years ago a man was returning home from Anglesboro to his home in Glenacurrane, (Mitchelstown road), Co. Limk, Coshlea and when he was crossing the stream he fell into it and was drowned.

    Some years ago a man was returning home from Anglesboro to his home in Glenacurrane (Mitchelstown Road), Co Limk, Coshlea and when he was crossing the stream he fell into it and was drowned. God between us and all harm. A few months afterwards a man from this district (Anglesboro') was hunting back in Glenacurrane and the man that was drowned passed by him wearing a brand new suit of clothes. He was
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English