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School: Dungourney (roll number 3501)

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Dungourney, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Rignigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0387, Page 339

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    king appeared and he handed him a written message which ran "Please leave the door leading into your kitchen open every night for a week. Have your fire lighting. Set your table with good wholesome food and remember you are to do this without fail, as I am the ghost called Jackie The Lantern. If you fail to do this I will bring my company of dear souls and damn you. The king got so terrified that he gave orders to his maid to set the table with the best food out of the pantry, and lay a good fire. The man came each night for the week, and when he was going away after putting down a week in comfort, he said to the neighbours: "That is the only plan to stuff the old king with a few ghost stories.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Geaney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Mulcahy
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Geaney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female