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School: Ros Nuala (Rossnowlagh) (roll number 11599)

Location:
Rossnowlagh Upper or Crockahany, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Síle Ní Mhaoláin
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    A man named James Boyle was coming home from rabling one night and as he was leaping over a ditch he saw the spirit of a man named George Allen who was dead one year on that day. the ghost did not speak but looked at him. James ran home and fainted several times on his way. He was very sick when he arrived home.
    A year after that day James was coming over the ditch and he saw a pig running in front of him. He ran after it and it turned into a man. It was the spirit of George Allen again. James fainted when he saw it and when he came conscious it was away.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mangan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Birra, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Coyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inishfad, Co. Donegal