School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 477
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- (continued from previous page)that the wind blew from the west. I also heard that many people left their homes and took shelter at the backs of ditches.
- I remember one night coming from a wake about 10 or 12 years ago. Tommy's Tom was along with me. A short time before we left, Tom Wilfrid took his departure and he had a lantern.
When we came to a certain field we saw Wilfrid's light, as we thought. I said "Though Wilfrid has a lantern, he is gone astray." At the same time the light turned from that part of the hedge which we could see by its aid, and advanced towards us. I then said "He heard us talking, and he is coming back as he has lost his way."(continues on next page) - Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Henry O Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Largan, Co. Leitrim
