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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 165

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    of the graveyard. There was a man about 60 years ago named Flattery; his wife died. A spirit was haunting the house so he went to Father Egan the parish priest and told him about it. Father Egan said to be always prepared to die. One night later the spirit came he took the quilt and the man ran to a neighbours house with the sheet and said to the spirit "if you take
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    John Guinan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly