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School: Nobber (B.) (roll number 4284)

Location:
Nobber, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Ristéard Ó Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 254

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    It is said that Ghosts appear in different shapes and forms. A ghost is said to appear at Crawfords's cross in the form of a hare. There is a lone bush about three perches from the cross-roads One night as aman was coming home from his ceilidhe he heard something moaning in the ditch near the bush, and he did not know what it was. He thought it was a drunken man so he lit a match, and it made a growl at him but he did not wait to see what it was. Some say it was the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Nobber, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs B. Brady
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Nobber, Co. Meath