School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)
- Location:
- Killasona, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 401
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- (continued from previous page)that night he went to the grave and took the corpse and when he went to the house he let it down the chimney. When the gentleman saw it he taught it was Billie and fired at it with his gun. Then he went out and fired at it with his buried it and while he was out Billie got the sheet.
The Gentleman was very angry and jealous so he had to sell his house and go to England.This story was told by James Dunleavy, Killasonna, 85 to Luke Blake, Killasonna N.S
- A Fairy TaleOne Bone-fire night a fire was lighted near two forts. During the time of the fire the fairies began to sing and dance round the forts and the fire had to be put out
