School: Lloyd (Scoil Laoide) (roll number 15987)
- Location:
- Toberdan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Choibián
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- Another story which was told , was the tale of the Midnight Hunt, an adventure which took place but a few years recently (ago), and the account of which was given to us by Tom Mc Donnell at the Widow's.
Near our village is a large farm, Killahan, which in former times was owned by landlords by the name of Kelly, and which to-day is one of the few remaining big farms which is still undivided. Long ago it was the scene of many a hunt, and the following story gives an account of such hunt which was re-enacted in the same place a few years ago except that it took place at the hour of midnight.
"It happened" said Tom that two(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bea Boyd
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toberdan, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Tom Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Toberdan, Co. Roscommon
