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School: Cloonmorris (roll number 12496)

Location:
Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Michael J. Conboy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 103

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  1. A Ghost Story

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    In olden times a man named Kelleher lived in the house opposite Wallace's of Cloonmorris. One night a man was killed outside the school and he was brought to Kelleher's. After he died they were reciting the rosary for him and suddenly a turkey-cock came down the stairs flapping its wings and "galdering" loudly. It remained there for a long time and then disappeared. This ghost visited the house every night on the stroke of twelve o'clock.
    One night a few boys were cardplaying in the house and the turkey-cock was heard coming down the stairs. They said they would not stir from the table, but before long, it flew in on the middle of the card table and they had to leave the house. The next night they were prepared for it and had holy water ready. The bravest one sat at the side of the stairs on a chair and his feet in in the rungs of it. They were all very brave until it came on down the stairs. Then they made for the door and when the brave fellow felt the wind of the turkey-cock's wing a beating on him he went for the door and brought chair and all with him.
    In the room where the man was dead in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edercloon, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Michael Bohan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cloontumpher, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Beirne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Edercloon, Co. Longford