School: Béal an Átha Móir (B.)

Location:
Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Heslin
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    Some years ago a man named McKeon lived at Aghaslane.

    Some years ago a man named McKeon lived at Aghaslane. He was in the Guards for a while.
    He used to come home on holidays.
    He had a motor-car. He used to be out very late at night and had the
    motor-car with him.
    He had to go home through a long lane, and there was a gate on the lane. He used to get out of his motor-car to open the gate.
    This night when he was going to get out to open the gate, a big black man came and opened the gate for him, as he thought. Then he started the motor-car, but the gate was not
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Harkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fohera, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Weeney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Longstones, Co. Leitrim