School: Druim Míleadh (roll number 14898)
- Location:
- Drumeela, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Ailbeard Mac an Ríogh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 174
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- (continued from previous page)up and decided to throw them into Errew Lough which adjoins the grave-yard. Next morning they went to the grave again.
On top of the grave lay the weights that she had used in her shop. They took them up and for the second time they threw them to the depths of the Lough. Every morning the same strange thing happened until they found it useless removing them. The weights remained there until the grass grew over them and covered them up until they were hidden from sight and forgotten by everybody.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Keever
- Gender
- Female
