School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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- (continued from previous page)gallon round her head, and as she did so, a white sheet appeared to come from the gallon and surrounded her. I then said to my wife, "Terrenceen is at his tricks and I'll catch him." So I started to run, and as I was about to catch him as I thought he darted into a lone bush, and disappeared. I waited till my wife overtook me and I told her Terenceen had got away on me. I did not feel any way excited over it, but when I went into my neighbour's house which was only about 200 yards from where he or she disappeared, the woman of the house asked me what was wrong with me, as I was as white as a sheet.
A day or two after this my Uncle who was living in the houses with me, was coming in between the two lights (late in the evening) and as he was passing the byre he thought he saw my Aunt milking one of the cows. When he came to the house which is only a few yards from the byre he was surprised to see my Aunt in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- John Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Derreen (Johnston), Co. Leitrim
