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School: Ráithín, Mainistir Laoighse (roll number 16667)

Location:
Raheen, Co. Laois
Teacher:
C. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 184

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    Near where I live there is a place haunted. The reason it is haunted is because in times gone by as two men were coming from the bog, they seemed to be great friends until they came to this place, and then they began to argue and after a few minutes they began to fight. The weapons they had were a slane and a spade. After a while one killed the other and ghosts are to be seen in the old ruins.
    On one occasion a man went to the bog at midnight and as he was coming back he had to pass by these old
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Lalor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Colt, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Denis Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ring, Co. Laois