School: Killeeter
- Location:
- Killeter, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ní Ghríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 206
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- This happened about twenty years ago. John Kirke was coming home from the fair of Mullagh nine oclock of a November's night. When he reached his own field he saw hundreds of little men, who, immediately rushed at him and gave him a bad beating. He said they lifted him up and beat the ground with him, and then threw him across a wall into his own yard.
His sisters heard a knock at the door and when they opened it they found him moaning and almost unconscious out side. They brought him in and sent to a neighbour's house for help. This man - Andy Matthews - who went to see him says he saw a number of lights around the house and when he went in and saw the man he was sure he would die.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Andrew Matthews
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Corryrourke, Co. Cavan
