School: Cluainín, Granard
- Location:
- Clooneen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 148
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- (continued from previous page)great surprise the girls disappeared in a ball of fire. He became frightened and hurried home as fast as he could. When he got into the house he looked out the window and saw a whole lot of faces. He took down his gun and was going to fire when the whole house began to quake and tremble. He left down his gun and retired to bed as quickly as he could. He never rose from his bed and soon died.
- John Kelly of Cullinmore and James Hand Cullinmore were returning from their ceilidhe one night. It was about 12 o'clock. When they got on as far as Hand's Lane, Cullinmore, they stood to talk. opposite Hand's Lane there was a house in which a family named Fitzsimons lived.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Culleenmore, Co. Longford
