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School: An Clochán (B)

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Clifden, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br. Angelo Mac Shámhais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0004, Page 230

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    Around the district of Clifden one night this man was going home and as he was coming up through a field a light led him home and he got very much afraid. He kept on going and the the light was a very queer looking light, it was shining down on himself and it was shining out in front of him. It went all the way to the house with him. The next night he went to town again and the very same thing happened to him and it went to the house with him also. He got a word the next day that his sister was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Gough
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr T. Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Galway