School: Oldcastle (C.) (roll number 12489)
- Location:
- Oldcastle, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire D. Ní Nualláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 142
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About a hundred years ago there lived a woman named Mrs Jones who lived in Loughcrew. She was a very rich woman and had a great lot of jewellery. She died and was buried in Loughcrew. The butler that was working on the house knew that she had all this jewellery. So he went to her coffin to take of the rings off her fingers. He could not get off the (ra) rings until he drew blood. As soon as he drew her blood she rose up. As soon as he saw this he left the countary She left her grave and went back to her house and knocked at the door. Her husband came to the door and said olaly my wife is dead. I would say that is her knock. When he went to open it and(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Tuite
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Knockbrack, Co. Meath
