School: Gort Leitreach (roll number 15960)
- Location:
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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- A Ghost StoryA long time ago a man, named Johnie Morris was going to a fair in South Leitrim. He met as he considered a row of horses lined across the road and some men, one of whom he knew and who was dead some years.When he came near to them they made a pass for him to go by, some of them stepping up on the ditch. He nearly died with the fright.
(Told by himself, who was born in 1848 and who died about three years ago).- Informant
- Johnie Morris
- Gender
- Male
- You sportsmen all pray lend an air to what I now relate. The subject is as comical as I could promulgate.With an open volubility I mean for to disclose.Its of a pair of sows, indeed, the subject is composed.Through Ballinamuck they do impel with great emergencyAnd in unity the have combined to range the countryThey take through Gaigue and Dremawn, Demacross and Edenmore.(and with impetious lemerity they frantically truff.Through Esker and Cloncowley, Baroughmore and MunaduffThrough Fardimin they do go with pilage inclinations.And in proditory attempts the chime, their conspirationsIts for the police barracks they undauntily impelWhere their display of violence has been imparalled
Its boldy sure without delay the privy they engageWith fierce excited hideous vasuity and range(continues on next page)