Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 3)

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1. Ghost Story (continued)

   

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   driving and said "he is after disappearing"
   "What? says the man that was driving.
   The next moment the tall man was walking beside the man driving.
   So as the came to the lodge gate they both saw him turn in the gate and they saw no more of him after that.
   They both knew the man well. But they never told his name.

   

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   “There was an ould couple living in Downing long ago.”

   

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   There was an ould couple living in Downing long ago. They were over 60 years of age and they had no family.
   The man used, every night nearly, go to a neighbour's house for a game of cards and his wife used to wait up by the fire 'til he'd come home. They had a dog and she used to keep the dog inside until the husband would come home.
   This night the dog started to jump and row and tear the ashes, and the poor woman got a terrible fright. It wasn't long 'til a terrible big black dog appeared a the room door; and he faced up the chimney

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   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Mrs Nora Doran