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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 576

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    priest names Father Flanagan. When he came he rushed into the house. He began praying then after a while he saw the devil rushing toward him, and he made off without his hat, until he came to the house, when he put his hand over the horses they went off in a trot. The priest told the Ormbys that the horses would stand again but not to send for himself again. The horses stood but it is not known how they got on.
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    The Ormsbys had a beautiful garden with apples, trees, and every kind of fruit trees. One day when the Ormsbys were enjoying themselves in the garden they saw twelve or thirteen asses, but when they looked again they saw they were devils in the form of asses. When the Ormbsys saw them they ran away and
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Munnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo