School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)
- Location:
- Killasona, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 485
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- (continued from previous page)by. The man bet the horse and still he would not go by. He could not know what was the matter. He got down off the horse and looked behind the wall and he saw the man who was dead behind the wall. He tried to go by but couldn't go. He had to turn the horse on the road and go home and the horse dies after that fright.The above story was told by Matt Connell, Killasonna to his daughter Margaret.
- An Old StoryA priest was coming from a sick call in Rinroe one night. He was riding a horse. As he was going by a fort of Owney Gavigan's he heard a dog(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Susanna Reid
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rinroe, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Owen Gavigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Rinroe, Co. Longford
