School: Clochar N. Muire, Loch gCarman
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Sr. Breandán
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 392
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- A man named Mr Mulligan was proceeding home on horse-back one night. As he was passing by a grave-yard, a cavalryman came out of the yard, and he began to attack the man. Every time the cavalryman attempted to strike the man, a priest clothed in full vestments came between the man and the cavalry-man, and stopped there till the cavalryman went on his way.Mr Mulligan proceeded home, but he died a few days afterwards and the horse always had a sort of shivering. The cavalry-man was supposed to to be Hunter Gowan, and the priest was said to have been Fr. Redmond who had died a few(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
