School: Carnalassan (roll number 6106)
- Location:
- Carrownalassan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Eoghain
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- (continued from previous page)following him. He spurred his horse on to the river, and cleared it, and brought the gold. So the cat had to turn back.
- Some people have a superstitious dread of passing by forts or reported haunted places at night. Some years ago a man who was very much afraid of being out at night went to a neighbour's wake. When it was time for him to go home he asked someone to come home with him.
He could get no one to go home with him so he started home alone. He had not gone far when he saw a figure clad in white standing before him. The man got a terrible fright, but(continues on next page) - Informant
- Stephen Fetherston
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Grange, Co. Roscommon
