School: An Dubh-Chearn (roll number 9534)
- Location:
- Doochorran, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Bean Mhic an Ríogh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0226, Page 086
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- (continued from previous page)put her sitting at a good fire and gave her refreshments which she refused to take. When they got a good look at her they saw that her face was covered with hair. She sat there and never spoke and when the rooster crowed she left and disappeared at the door. The people of the house went out to see what way she went and they could not see her.
- Once upon a time there was a ghost in Dohern. The first time that ghost was heard was when two men went in to cut a tree(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Delaney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doochorran, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Francis Delaney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doochorran, Co. Leitrim
