School: Cill Mhic Eoghain (roll number 9848)

Location:
Kilmackowen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0276, Page 116

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  1. One night there were two men going to Kenmare fair, and it was very dark. When they were coming near their destination. One of the men looked up at the hill near by. There was a big tall man on top of it reading a book. He told the other man and he looked up. The strange man had a gun caught tightly in his right hand, and was pointing it toward him.
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    There was a man seen in Shountalive about twenty years ago.

    There was a man seen in Shountalive about twenty years ago. This man wore a grey over-coat, and a black hat, and he had no shoes. He used to be seen around the fields
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Eyeries, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Michael Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Eyeries, Co. Cork