School: Breacaire Beag (roll number 14891)
- Location:
- Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Brádaigh
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- (continued from previous page)shelter and food until at last he died one Hallow Even night. Since then his ghost haunted the district on every Hallow Even night in the shape of a turkey and beat the doors with his great wings. Instantly the light would go out Giolla-na-Scrada coming to our house one night.
When my father was very young the ghost came to our house. There were a few old men sitting by the fire in our house one Hallow Eve night; It was about ten o'clock and they were thinking of going home when they heard a terrible roar outside. They got a light and went out to a byre where six cows(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Mc Gorrin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartrongibbagh, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Mc Gorrin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartrongibbagh, Co. Leitrim
