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School: Dundalk (Dundalk Road Convent) (roll number 5387)

Location:
Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Oliver
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    by the banging of doors on the top part of the house. When they went down into the kitchen all the doors were open, and their furniture was greatly damaged. They were terror stricken and they immediately left. And so when anybody goes to live in it, they do not remain there long.
    The people then became afraid to pass the house, because the man's figure is supposed to be standing at the door every night.
    May Doyle.
    Received from her Grandmother
    Mrs Morgan.
    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
    May Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Morgan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female