School: Gort an Gharrdha (roll number 11384)
- Location:
- Gortagarry, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0536, Page 309
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- (continued from previous page)his preserves. This was a great source of chagrin to 'Carden' who ordered his gamekeepers to leave nothing undone to catch them.
There was one poacher in particular who selected that part of the hill around the graveyard in Killea for the pursuit of his endeavours. On one occasion he was almost caught, so he now made a plan[?] to get rid of the gamekeeper. He went overnight to the graveyard and waited there the approache of the gamekeeper whom he knew was bound to come
Soon he saw him approach, and when he came near enough to the graveyard to see him, out he walked in his stark nakedness towards the frightened keeper, who took to his heels and never again dared set foot in the dark on that part of the hill, where the poacher enjoyed ever after the practice of his wiles.There is also the story of another ghost on the "Bit" itself between the big rock and little rock. This ghost takes the form of a foal, who neighs like an old(continues on next page)
- Informant
- William Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Glenaguile, Co. Tipperary
