School: Kilmorgan (roll number 12444)
- Location:
- Kilmorgan, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Kathleen M. Doyle
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- (continued from previous page)was made. She made a nice cake before the tea, and they had that also. After the meal she went to the well.
There she saw a green light and a rough voice said I will kill you and the children "before your mother comes home. The child ran home terrified not knowing what to do with herself and the others.
Suddenly she thought of a plan, and she hid herself and the children in the pantry, and they went to sleep, but she was awake almost fainting.
After a little while the girl saw the same light, and then she saw three soldiers and a man dressed in plain clothes coming in to the door, and searched in the house,but found nothing, they did left.
Later when the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Shannon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Peter Mc Goldrick
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Drumfin, Co. Sligo
