School: Camphill (B.) (roll number 1347)
- Location:
- Bleachgreen, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Michael Harte
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0175, Page 138
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- (continued from previous page)hour of the night . Johnston who was a coward said I will bet your five shillings that you won't go into it to-morrow night at 12 o'clock and walk up the stairs in the dark and drive a nail in the bannister on the top landing .Morrison at once agreed to the let . On the following night both men as arranged came to the house .Morrison at once entered with a nail and hammer and climbed up the stairs to the top , but apparently his courage wasn't very deep rooted .In his great hurry to drive the nail he drove it through a part of his coat into the hard timber of the stairs , he was unable to get get away because he was held tightly to the bannister . He at once , became terribly frightened and commenced shouting . Johnston immediately(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Albert Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockbeg West, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Francis Mc Donagh
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
