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did not wet the figures which appeared before me, although
I was wet myself; I went away then.
(Signed) Patrick Hill.
Witness present—U. J. Canon Bourke.
October 8th, 1879.
Second Witness.
I, Mary M'Loughlin, live in Knock; lam housekeeper
to the Rev. Archdeacon Cavanagh ; I remember the evening
of the 2 1 st of August ; at the hour of seven or so, or a little
later, while it was yet bright day, I passed from the Rev. the
Archdeacon's house on by the chapel, towards the house of
a Mrs. Beirne, widow. On passing by the chapel, and at a
little distance from it, I saw a wonderful number of strange
figures or appearances at the gable, one like the B. V. Mary,
and one like St. Joseph, another a bishop ; I saw an altar ;
I was wondering to see there such an extraordinary group ;
yet I passed on and said nothing, thinking that possibly the
Archdeacon had been supplied with these beautiful figures
from Dublin or somewhere else, and that he said nothing
about them, but had left them in the open air ; I saw a white
lig.it about them ; I thought the whole thing strange; after
looking at them I passed on to the house of Mrs. Beirne's in
the village ; after reaching Widow Beirne's house I stayed
there half an hour at least ; I returned then homewards to
the Archdeacon's house, accompanied by Miss Mary Beirne,
and as we approached the chapel, she cried out, " Look at the
beautiful figures." We gazed on them for a little, and then I
told her to go for her mother, Widow Beirne, and her brother,
and her sister, and her niece, who were still in the house
which she and I had left. I remained looking at the sight
before me until the mother, sister, and brother of Miss Mary