School: Roxboro
- Location:
- Roxborough, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 071
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- About six years ago I was told a story about a ghost that almost killed a dog. The man that owned the dog, his name is Tom Keagan.
It happened that Tom had some land taken for grazing from a neighbour. One Friday night after he had come home from rambling he went to the land to see his sheep this was a usual habit of his and he used to bring his sheep-dog and his lanthern.
When he reached his land the dog trotted off through the field per usual.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mattie Leyden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roxborough, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- James Devine
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
