School: St Feighin's, Collinstown (roll number 14450)
- Location:
- Collinstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sean Flood
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- Some years ago it was customary with the people of this locality to go for a "ceilidhe" to a neighbouring house. It is with such a night that my story is connected.
One night some thirty years ago a man was going home from a house in Ankerland. His name was James Cahill. He lived in Cummerstown which is not far from Ankerland.
He left the "ceilidhe" house at ten o'clock. It was a dark night and his way led him across the "Cummerstown" fields. Many(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghalasty and Ankersland, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Francis Nugent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Aghalasty and Ankersland, Co. Westmeath