School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)
- Location:
- Killasona, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 426
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- A Fairy Tale About eighty years ago there lived an old gentleman beside Gurteen convenient to Ballinalee. This house was haunted with a ghost who made all noises at night. It became impossible for the owner to live in it. So he went to a priest in Ballinalee named Father Mc Carty and asked him to banish the ghost out of the premises. So after a great hesitation he agreed to go. But when the appointed day came a great crowd of people gathered around the house to see him banish the ghost. The priest had a terrible job in banishing him . So when he was learning to be settled between the froth and the water he shouted out. When I get out I will make Gurteen sing and the priest said that's for ever. The ghost(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Mackin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rinroe, Co. Longford
