School: Bealach, Bansha (roll number 1131)

Location:: Ballagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:

Mode:

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 236

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.
Download

Report a problem to eolas@duchas.ie

Let us know if you see incorrect or inappropriate information here.

Notice and Action Policy Statement

Open data

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

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.

(no title)

“This is a true ghost-story. It was related to me by Mrs M. Fitzgerald, Golden, Co. Tipperary.”

Share Share Post

You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

This is a true ghost-story. It was related to me by Mrs. M. Fitzgerald, Golden, Co. Tipperary. "This happened in the townsland of Derk, near Cullen, outside Tipperary." "One evening there was a funeal in the place; a man named Considine was buried and his son was still in the grave-yard after everyone else had left. The local priest who attended the duneral was just going home and a neighbour said to him: - "Isn't it very cold dather," "Oh!" says the priest, "I bet you if we are cold to-night, there;s someone int here hot enough." Considine's son overheard him over the wall and he took note of the remark. The next evening young Considine
(continues on next page)

Cancel
Transcription guide »
By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

Language

English

Archival Reference

Open data

On this page