School: Ballycomoyle (roll number 7943)
- Location:
- Ballycomoyle, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Una Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0721, Page 266
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- There are places around here where people meet the " FEAR GORTA ". The person who meets him becomes weak as if were from hunger even though he may have taken a meal a short time before. A drink or even a sweet will leave him alright again. One place frequented by the Fear Gorta is about three miles from Castlepollard on the road to Mullingar - just in the shadow of Knock Eyon. Another place is Putgarra in Toneyowen.
A STRAY SODIn the district there are certain fields in which there are stray sods. One of those fields belongs to James Sweeney, Ballycomoyle and another to McCormicks in Corbally. If a person walks on this sod especially at night.(continues on next page)
