School: Carnalassan (roll number 6106)
- Location:
- Carrownalassan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 159
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- (continued from previous page)recovering his senses almost at one, he turned tail and ran home so fast that it would take a trained runner to keep up with him.
He leaped over hedges and ditches and every obstacle that came in his way. When he reached his home he bolted the door and went to bed.
The "ghost" was no other that a local youth who dressed himself up in white. The man who got the fright was supposed to have rheumatism.
- There was once an old man and as he grew old he got confused in his intellect or in other words he always spoke backways when talking.
There was once a man mowing for him and as he was tackling(continues on next page) - Informant
- Joseph O' Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Four Mile House, Co. Roscommon
