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School: Killaraght (roll number 11755)

Location:
Killaraght, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Annie Brennan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 093

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 093

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    said he saw a black man killing a white man on the road-side. When they went out they found the man that dressed in the white sheet lying dead on the roadside.
    This, is supposed to be a real story.
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    “Every where the Irish folk are are known and remarked for their superstition and for giving credit to ghost and fairy tales.”

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    Every where the Irish folk are are known and remarked for their superstition and for giving credit to ghost and fairy tales. Every lios and fort is said to be haunted by fairies and gnomes of all decription.
    A local tale I heard lately. Two men named "Moughan and Duignan" were returning home from a wake in the small hours of the morning,
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Neary
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