School: St. Mary's (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: A. Mac Uidhlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 486
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“About fifty years ago when I used to go to night school, a priest by the name of Fr Ginity told us this story.”
About fifty years ago when I used to go to night school, a priest by the name of Fr Ginity told us this story. He was very fond of telling stories. This happened at a place called Cathrines Steps in the Parish of St. Peters Drogheda.
He said, 'One night when I was on a sick call to a place called Greenhills. This Woman was dying and I was walking very fast, running I might say. Two Nuns walked each side of me, I thought It was a very inconvenient time of the Night for Nuns to be out at 12 O Clock. They came with me to the door of the house. When I had finished my duties I returned home. As I left the house the two Nuns appeared again and walked with me to Cathrines Steps. I did not speak to them or they to me. When I came to Cathrines Steps, they turned into two big Dogs and they walked with me to Laurence's Gate. I was teaming with sweat when they disappeared. The two Nuns were the Devil, he thought I would delay and stand and talk to them and keep me late from the dying woman. But God was with me'. The priest is now dead.
- Collector
- Matthew Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Old Hill, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mary Meehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sampson's Lane, Co. Louth