School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Aughrim, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0310
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is a fort in Lissard. Lissard means the high fort. It is about a mile from Kilconnell. There is supposed to be a ghost seen with a light every night. During the night, it has the shape of a woman. During the day, it goes out in the field to eat grass, and takes the shape of a hare.There is a story told about this hare-At one time, the people used to be watching the hare, for she was a good one. One day, the hunts-men went out with their dogs. They were following all day, and in the end, the dogs caught her, and hurt her. She raced into the fort: they followed her in when they got in, what did they see, but an old woman(continues on next page)
