School: An Churrach (Crogh), Árd Fhionáin (roll number 7911)

Location:
Curragh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Dubhshláine
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  1. Ghost Story
    Long ago the Landlord that was in Lodge used to punish people for telling lies.There was a womwn living across the river and she had a little boy and he used be always telling lies and she brought him up to the Landlord and he told the boy if he would not stop telling lies he would hang him and he also told the boy's mother if he would tell any more lies to bring the boy up again. The boy told lies and the mother brought him up again and the Landlord put the rope around the boy's neck by the way he was
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Laoghaire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Lodge, Co. Tipperary