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School: Dysert (roll number 8640)

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Dysart, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
C. Nic Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 489

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  1. The Churchtown Ghost

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    Once there was a begger-man who used to go round begging. He had no house to sleep in. When it was possible he would sleep in a grave-yard.
    He had a big long white beard. One night he slept in the grave-yard of Churchtown. There was to be a fair held near that place next morning.
    The begger-man slept in the grave-yard near the road. There was a man pasing to the fair on the next morning. The begger-man saw him coming and when he was passing the begger-man put out his head across to know what time was it.
    The man thought he was after rising up out of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Hugh Looram
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Dysart, Co. Westmeath