School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 09_004
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- This is a story that my father told me which happened really and truely a long time ago.
When my grand-father was about twenty years old he used to make a trip up to John Fahy's every night with his companions and play a game of cards there.
John Fahy lived opposite the cemetery in Kilree in a nice little house.
One night my grand-father began to talk about ghost stories with his friends.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Leathlobhair
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr John Lawlor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
