School: Ármhach (B.)
- Location:
- Arvagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Mac Samhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 297
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- My father told me the following story. At Halloweve in the year 1907 Pat Duffy of Drumhaldry was coming home from a wake in a neighbour's house. Drumhaldry is a townland in County Longford about a mile from Arva. It was between one and two o'clock in the night. He had to walk a long lonesome pass through a spent bog and then cross a stile into a pasture field It was a very bright night. The harvest moon was in full and the night was almost as bright as day. As he crossed the stile into the field a very heavy footstep followed him. "At every step I gave" said he "the very heavy step appeared to behind me. I immediately turned around to see I what it was, but saw nothing I felt then as if I were going to faint. I at once took of my cap(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter O Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Drumhalry, Co. Longford
