by Grandson of Michael Woodlock | Last updated Oct 1, 2019 | Family Collections, Stories
Joe Bowles once told me of a famous horse-race which took place in St. Catherine’s a long time ago between a horse owned by Andrew Dunn and a steed belonging to “Rich” Anthony Maher. A wager of $100 was made and the race took place on a Sunday afternoon,...
by Grandson of Michael Woodlock | Last updated May 4, 2019 | Family Collections, Stories
I remember hearing my grandfather Woodlock in conversation with my father saying that he did not believe in ghosts but that sometimes odd things did happen which are difficult to explain and he told a story about one occasion in the l890s when he was hauling hay from...
by Grandson of Michael Woodlock | Last updated May 4, 2019 | Family Collections, Stories
When my grandfather, Michael Woodlock, died in 1927, I went to the wake with my father one evening, and recall being seated in the kitchen near where three men: William “Rushabuc Bill” Conway, Willie Hayes and Bill Landers were telling ghost stories. Being...
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