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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 042

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  1. The Friarstown Ghost (continued)

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    to pace back and forth, till the night through - back and forth till the first wild cry of the curlews come down out of the failing darkness, and the grey light come through the black branches of the woods to the eastward.
    The demolition of the old building has given new life to the tale and the existance of the ghost has been further authenticated by the experiences of the works foreman who slept in the dinning-room adjoining the great drawing room and the usual nightly perambulating. Even when the roof of the old building had been removed, at is hotly debated the ghostly pacing went on. Now that the residence has been
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Fowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bawn, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Fowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bawn, Co. Leitrim