School: Tamhnach tSeiscinn (roll number 12778)
- Location:
- Tawnytaskin, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Aibhistín Ó Tárpaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 218
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- I have heard the following piece of folklore from my aunt Miss Lizzie O Donohue with whom I reside at Abbey House Boyle.
There are many stories told about the rebellion of seventeen ninety eight and the following is one told about an old shed about a quarter of a mile up the Corrigeenroe Road. It is believed that during that period an Irish refugee hid in this shed. He made a fire and was about to cook a meal when one of his pursuers appeared in the doorway with a knife in his hand. The Irishman made a run for a window that was nearby but his pursuer threw the knife and he fell dead. This murder occurred on Christmas night and on every Christmas night since then, a pool of blood can be seen on the floor of the shed where the murder was committed.
- Collector
- Dermott Kilgallen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Miss Lizzie O' Donohue
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
