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School: Dalkey (Loreto Convent)

Location:
Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mother Evangeline
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 092

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  1. The Devil's Red Gate

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    On Dalkey Hill there is a field and at the side of this field is a big red gate. This red gate has a very old story connected with it.
    It happened one night that a man was passing the gate, and no sooner had he got up to the gate than he saw a great ugly dog.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Dalkey, Co. Dublin
    Collector
    Dorothy Whelan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dalkey Hill, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Tom Mullen
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Dalkey Hill, Co. Dublin