School: Slievardagh (B.), Dúrlas Éile (roll number 11470)
- Location:
- Na Coimíní, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Pádraig de Barra
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One night my great great grandfather was coming down Grant's Hill from Lisnamrock village, as he was coming by Mr Langley's grove he met the 'dead hunt'.
(A) These were men on horseback with redcoats and each with a whip but the horses appeared to be all headless. They were shouting and cracking their whips as in ordinary hunts.
Story recd from Edmond Kenny The Commons Thurles
Age 13 years Labourer's son
Reared and born in The Commons
This boy got the above from his grandfather also from his grandmother: - Wm and Mrs Cleere, The Commons
These latter had it from their parents about 60 years ago.
Those great great grandparents were over 80 yrs at death.
The great great grandfather was a native of The Commons and the great great grandmother was a native of Lisnamrock 3 mls away.
The great great grandfather and gt grandfather were miners.
(B) I was myself travelling the same road at the exact position, 3 years ago about 11 1/2 pm on a winter's night. There is a nice hill here and I was walking my bicycle down the fall. Suddenly I heard the focram or rushing coming towards an iron gate on the boundary wall of the road. I stopped to let the car or bus out, but
- Collector
- Edmond Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Labourer's son
- Address
- Na Coimíní, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mrs Cleere
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Na Coimíní, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- William Cleere
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Na Coimíní, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- (B) I was myself travelling the same road at the exact position, 3 years ago about 11 1/2 pm on a winter's night. There is a nice hill here and I was walking my bicycle down the fall. Suddenly I heard the fochram or rushing coming towards an iron gate on the boundary wall of the road. I stopped to let the car or bus out, but(continues on next page)
