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Eibhlín, Bean Uí Mheiscill
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    ed were extinguished again. Then it was that a panic arose among the congregation, some of whom declared a black dog had rushed through the Church. They made for the windows to try to get out and women and children were injured in the scuffle and confusion that followed.
    For long afterwards and even among the old people of the last generation the story of the "Black Mass" was told. The people believed that the congregation had seen the devil in the shape of a black dog.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Het Grogan
    Age
    97
    Address
    Coolgort, Co. Tipperary