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School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)

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Ballindine, Co. Mayo
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Máire de Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 492

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    not see anything. They were terrifed but still they stayed in the room. Again they saw a very tall man pacing across the room but still the priests did not leave. The man disappeared and again after some time the priests heard the noise again. They waited a little while and then a black dog came into the room. Immediately he was seized by the priests and carried off to be buried under the cathedral.
    When they were burying the dog they said to him. "That's your place now until the day of judgment" and his ghost was never again seen. One of the priests died after wards from the shock he got and the other went on a mission to America.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Denis Browne (Denis of the Rope) (~25)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Atractia Rhatigan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Rhatigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Carrownurlaur, Co. Galway