School: Ballinacree (C.) (roll number 13966)
- Location:
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín Bean Uí Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 363
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- In a TranceTold by John Smyth Ballinacree aged 88 yearsOne of the Plunketts of Lough Crew died and was put into a vault in Lough Crew. The Plunketts were great people at the time they ......... the napier's farmyard now is. This one was a young girl and was buried with all the honours.The coachman was at the coffining and he saw all the jewellery and neck-laces, rings and so forth.He set off next night down to get them off her. He could get all the rings easily enough but one big gold one and he took out his knife and went to cut it off when she made a jump and got out and came home to the big house and knocked at the door.The man said "If she were alive I'd say that is her knock" He went to the door and in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Gabhann
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
