School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 245
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- (continued from previous page)beside the hill and the Leipreachans used to come in every night to him and he was called King Halton on that account.
There was a hole in the hill but it was all covered in with furze.
In the Autumn it is said thata they used to do the most harm; they would scatter corn every where and turn the stucks up side down.
When James Halton was sick they used to bake bread and mind him.
In Ballivor a man saw geanncanachs playing football in a field.
In that place also a man caught a geanncanach; he asked him to show him where the gold was and he refused to tell him they put him on a griddle.
He told them that there was gold at the butt of an ash tree at the back of the house then.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Tuite
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Edward Tuite
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
