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Scrabby, Co. Cavan
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Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 121

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    “Sleep walking was not uncommon here in the age that is past.”

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    Sleep walking was not uncommon here in the age that is past. It was believed that a sleep walker was immune from a great many things. Often they fell from high windows and were unhurt. It was believed that a sleep walker could walk on the water across the lake but if he wakened he would go down on the spot. Besides a sleep walker will find the key no matter where it is hidden. One remedy is to put it in a basin of cold water but this plan is considered dangerous as it might bring on a heart-attack.
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    “Lunacy here was not.... to families..”

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