School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)
- Location:
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eugene Conway
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- (continued from previous page)and less. He got up one morning and went again to the leipreachan for more gold. No sooner had he caught the leipreachan than there was an awful explosion. The leipreachan's words came back to him. He ran home as quickly as he could and when he came in sight of his home his heart nearly stopped beating. He saw all his servants running about in great fright and all that was left of his costly mansion was a withered mass of leaves.
- Collector
- Joseph Walton
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Gregory Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Moygh, Co. Longford