School: Béal an Átha Móir (B.)

Location:
Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Heslin
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    Two miles from Ballinamore there is a townland named Drumlonan.

    Two miles from Ballinamore there is a townland named Drumlonan. A man named James McDool has a farm of land in this townland.
    About twenty years ago McDool had a calf-shed for the calves. He noticed that the calves never stirred the hay.
    One night he waited near the calf-shed to see what was the cause that the calves did not eat the hay. About twelve o' clock a woman dressed in white came up to the calf-shed and entered it.
    The next night McDool put the calves into a stone-well house near his dwelling-house. He then waited to see would the woman come, but she did
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie O Hara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilrush, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs O Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumlonan, Co. Leitrim