School: Leggah, Moyne (roll number 14328)
- Location:
- Leggagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Francis Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 458
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- In this part of the country not very far from where I live, there was a man coming from playing cards in a neighbour's house at about half past ten o'clock.
He was coming by a fort and he heard lovely music and he had to stop to listen.
He went on again and the music was still being played and he stood up again to listen.
He started to go and he could not get out of the field he was in, so after a time he got out and started to walk again, and he found he was not getting near home.
So the next place he found himself was in the town of Longford looking up at the Session House clock, and it was only two o'clock.
He turned on his heel and started for home and he kept on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltycon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- John Brady
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Kiltycon, Co. Longford
