An Irish Ghost.
A remarkable ghost story is reported from Doora, near the town of Ennis. It is asserted that a ghost appeared in the dwelling of a small farmer, named Hefferenam, and extinguished fires and threw the embers about. The ghostly visitor, however, has been successfully banished by a priest, who was called in by the occupier to celebrate mass. The priest directed one of the candles lighted at the ceremony to be used in kindling the next fire. This having been carried out no ghostly interruption has since been experienced.
Dundee Courier, 26th December 1885.
also ‘Heffernan’ in many other copies