True Story

Abstract: Story collected by Brendan Croghan, a student at Roxboro school (Roxborough, Co. Roscommon) from informant Ned Corcoran.

Original reference: 0258/1/4

 Roxboro [Vol. 0258, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Roscommon Schools

COLLECTOR
Croghan, Brendan 
Gender
male
INFORMANT
Corcoran, Ned 
Gender
male
Location
Roscommon (Civil parish) 
Ballintober South (Barony) 
Roscommon (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

A True Story  [duchas:4793269]

Ned Corcoran who lives in Roscommon, was working in England.  At about ten o'clock he went to his sleeping room with some fellow workers.  They had a pack of cards with them.  Ned fell asleep on his bed and the others played cards.  At twelve o'clock they went away.  Ned heard something scraping at the wall and it came nearer and pulled him out of the bed.  He thought it was some of the men playing a trick on him.  He lit a candle and looked around the room.  He went to the door and he heard a ghost brething.  He went back to his bed and the ghost did not trouble him again.

Resource description

Origin information
Roxborough, Co. Roscommon
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 004
Volume 0258
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Donncha Ó Ruairc.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Supernatural beings   linked data (afset)
Supernatural and legendary beings--Neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha
School location
Roxborough Roxborough Kilbride Ballintober South Roscommon
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4925620
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0258/1/4

Suggested credit
"A True Story"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4925620>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Donncha Ó Ruairc.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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