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School: An Carraigín (roll number 13836)

Location:
Carrigeen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 132

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    Another Ghost Story
    A man from the parish of Kilmore (the next parish to this) was coming home late one bright night between twelve and one o'clock from a friend's house. As he was walking along a part of the road where there are no houses his dog which accompanied him ran on before him and then ran back barking loudly and jumped against the man's legs. The man took no notice but continued on his way. The dog ran on again and came back as before barking loudly and pulled at the man's legs as if wanting to keep him back but the man walked on as before not heeding his dog. All of a sudden the man looked in front of him and there he saw what appeared to be a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Mary Cox
    Gender
    Female