School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)

Location:: Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
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There was a man who lived at the far side of Baltinglass. There was a grove near his house. It is said that he used to see a man at a certain tree in the grove. He knew this man before he died. One day he was in Baltinglass. He was in a shop. There were men in the shop from his side of the country. He was telling these men about the man that he used to see. One of the men went home before him. When he came to the grove he hid behind a tree so that the other man would not see him. When the other man came to the grove he saw the dead man standing at the
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Language

English

Collector
Maggie Foley
Gender

Female
Address

Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare

Informant
Christopher Foley
Relation

Parent
Gender

Male
Address

Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare

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