School: Curraghmore (roll number 12714)
- Location:
- Curraghmore, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Donagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 131
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- One fair day in the early morning Christy Glennon and his brother Jack had to go down to a field opposite this school fro calves. When coming out the gate he saw a woman with a black dog in her arms coming from the direction of the school. They have also been seen by other residents.It is said if you look in the top window of the former Knockerville barricks you would see a number of men like guards looking out towards the window.In a house name Byrnes, Mr Lynam and a couple of others were playing cards when after a while three geese came down the roof and all the cards flew up and stuck to the roof.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Loretta Mac Donagh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Curraghmore, Co. Westmeath
