School: St. John's Monastery, Ballaghderreen (roll number 13709)
- Location:
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Br. P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 545
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ned of a friend. She brought Sarah in and gave her a warm cup of tea and then she told her to go to bed in her room Sarah said she would like to say a few prayers up at the place where the corpse was laid out. She asked her if there was anyone staying with her and the aunt told her there was not but that she was expecting a few old women. After a few minutes they heard footsteps and a few old women came in. They nodded there heads in greeting to Sarah's aunt and slowly mounted the creaky old stairs. Sarah went upstairs and she met the old women coming down. They were screaming and they said that the master was gone. A search proved that they were right and the master was never heard of afterwards.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymaging or Castlemore, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs M. Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymaging or Castlemore, Co. Roscommon
