School: Mullach Dubh
- Location:
- Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Blioscáin
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- (continued from previous page)nights lodging. He came on the night appoointed. He knocked at the door and the woman opened it. He asked for lodging and the old woman gave it to him. He threw down an old bag of clothes on the floor and the woman gave him his supper. The old beggar slept in the kitchen and the others slept up stairs. During the night the man made great noise tossing everything in the kitchen. The brother-in-law got out of his bed and when he got to the top of the stairs, something resembling an animal rushed at him. He closed the door and called the woman He told her that it was a witch was in the kitchen. She told him that it would be better for him to go for the priest. He got down from the window by tying bed clothing together and brought the priest. When the priest came(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas J. Harte
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Bernard Harte
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
