School: Killummod
- Location:
- Cill Lomad, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Bhioscáin
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- (continued from previous page)mould. The floor was made of daub also. The fire was on the floor in the centre of the house and the smoke went out through a hole in the roof and through the door. The fire was made from turf and wood. There was part of the wall placed back like a small room and in this the bed was placed. There was a hole in the wall for the window. Halfdoors are not common in my district but they are in other districts. Rushlights were employed for giving lights at night.
- The leipreachan is known as the little red man because he is dressed in a suit of red and a pair of turned up boots. He is about six inches high. He lives in a fort. Some years ago he was seen in a fort in the townland of Lodge by a man and his wife who were going to a fair in Boyle. At first he was only seen by the woman but she turning to her husband said to look. When they looked again it had gone.
