School: Moynalvey (roll number 7567)
- Location:
- Moynalvy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Mrs Bridget M. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 289
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- (continued from previous page)and gave three claps over Mrs Weldon's head. She was terrified and ran back to the house and fainted. Just then her husband came in with the news that their neighbour Micky Little was dead.The Ratoath Ghost.
William Boylan Ratoath, Cabinhill, Co. Meath was returning from Dublin at ten o'clock one night. As he was passing "Jim's" lane - a very lonely part of the road, where there was a wood, a black figure sat up on the back of the cart. When they were about a mile of the road William turned around and said "are you going far?". He disappeared instantly before his eyes.Collected by the following pupils from their parents:-
Bridget Reilly, John Magee, Madge Monahan.
- Collector
- Bridget Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- John Magee
- Gender
- Male
- Collector
- Madge Monahan
- Gender
- Female
