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School: Rosmead (roll number 7212)

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Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 074

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    About fifty years ago there lived a woman named Mary Tighe. She lived alone in a house in Mulliganstown. She was a very wicked woman and went by the name of Red Maura.
    She always said to anyone that vexed or anoyed her that after her death she would come back and choke them. The neighbours were all afraid of her . When she died my great grandfather Thomas Connel had charge of her funeral arrangements. So while he was in Delvin for the coffin they left a man named Johnny Larkin in charge. This Johnny
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Dugdale
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonarney, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    James Dugdale
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Clonarney, Co. Westmeath