School: Boulavogue
- Location:
- Buaile Mhaodhóg, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Énrí Tréinfhear
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0890, Page 148
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- There is an old house in the townland of Legnalough and it is said to be haunted. It is said that it was built on a fairy path. One time there was a family called Phillips living in it & the man of the house stayed up one night to see was it haunted. About twelve o clock he saw a light coming to the door. The light stayed lighting for about five minutes and then it went out. The men of the house was sitting in the parlour and in a few minutes the man felt something hitting against his side and he struck a match and he saw a man turning the hands of the clock the wrong way and ever after the clock went wrong. One time there was another family living in it and one night when they were away the chickens and hens got out around the yard ans when the chickens
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- Collector
- John Coleman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Log na gCloch, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Michael Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- An Mullán Riabhach, Co. Loch Garman
