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School: Rooskey (roll number 4800)

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Roosky, Co. Roscommon
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Luke Caslin
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    A Story
    Patrick Murtagh told me the following story. One night as he was going home from Ruskey he met a man coming out the road he spoke to the man but the man made him no answer.
    He continued walking on but as he came to a gate, he could not go any further. He turned and walked back to Ruskey again but when he reached the gate he was stopped again. He continued walking this way all night but not until daylight could he pass by the gate. When he reached home he was very tired after being out all night.
    Michael Mullark, Ruskey,
    Co. Roscommon.
    3 Nov. '37
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Mullark
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Murtagh
    Gender
    Male