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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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    One night Mr Burke was coming home from his work and he had to cross a stile.
    When he came to the stile he proceeded to cross and what to you think happened?
    A big tall man stood before him and he got a terrible fright and he fell back from the ditch and lay there on the ground for about an hour. After a while he recovered himself and proceeded to cross the stile again and the man stood before him.
    Suddenly he thought of the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mamie Houlihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockroe, Co. Kilkenny