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School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)

Location:
Shantraud, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 090a

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    the house. The Priest is supposed to have said to the man that if he looked over his left shoulder, he should see why the horses acted thus. The man looked and saw nothing.
    Up to thirty years ago there was a system of horse transport from Newcastle West and Limerick. The car men, as they were called locally travelled three days a week and supplied the villages with goods.
    An eyewitness told me he was standing on
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynagool, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Blake
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick