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School: Killahan

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Killahan, Co. Kerry
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Bean Uí Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 341

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    “Once there was a great feast held in Ballymacaquim Castle.”

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    Once there was a great feast held in Ballymacaquim Castle. While the feastings were going on, the guests heard great noise outside the Castle walls, like the trampling of horses' hoofs. Then suddenly, the door was burst open, and a headless body entered, stalked round the room and went out by the door it had come in, and then disappeared. That put an end to that night's revelry.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
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    English
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    Duggan
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    Killahan, Co. Kerry

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    It is supposed to be very unlucky to meet a funeral on your wedding day.
    It is also considered very unlucky if there is a corpse in the church during a marriage ceremony.
    Never begin a work on Saturday, they say if you do it will never be finished.
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