School: Clonmacnoise
- Location:
- Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 235
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- (continued from previous page)but as she came nearer the white thing came on out to the gate and it began to grow up tall till it was as high as a man, with a white sheet over his head and waving his hands. The girl let a shout and ran back and the other girl followed her. They could see nothing then as they turned to go home again but again the first girl saw the same thing and both girls stood on the road. When they stood the ghost stood also. They did not know what to do but at last they said they would run by very fast. The second girl could now see the ghost. They said a prayer and then ran at their best. The ghost also ran and as they were passing the gate a big shot sounded and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brendan Molloy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Magheramore, Co. Offaly
