School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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- (continued from previous page)He welcomed me and invited me to sit down, but as my friend was waiting for me on the road I didn't delay. So he directed me to go to the next lane, on the same side of the road, and it would bring me to Naugle's.
No sooner had I the door closed when leaving than the laughter and commotion started again in the kitchen and I could hear the great, "Ha, ha, ha" of one individual above the others. When I got to the main road I told my friend of my experience, and he only laughed at it, thinking I was "pulling his leg".
When I arrived at Naugle's I told Naugle about the strange experience I had. Here is what he said:-
"If you come to that house any night in the week after dark, you will hear that laughing and noise. Every man that ever went to it as long as I remember heard it, and it used to be heard long(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Matthew Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
