School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Dillon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 248
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- (continued from previous page)they got up to see what was the matter but they could see nothing. They went back to bed and the same noise started and they listened until morning. When they got up they told the whole story to the people there. The next night these men did not go to bed until one o'clock. They were not right in bed until the noise started again.Next day they changed their beds to another room. That night they heard no noise nor ever since. It is said that there was a man named Palmer who shot himself in this room that the noise was heard in.Another old believe is when this house was tossed that there was old jewels and treasure hidden there. A man named Mr.Woods found a document worth some money, and a lot of other leaflets.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Friarstown, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Martin Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Friarstown, Co. Leitrim
