School: St. Mary's (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)

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   said Good night and left.
   The boy sat at the fire till about nine o clock. Then he got up and started to get ready his supper. The night was very dark and lonely but the boy was not afraid.
   Twelve o clock was striking and the boy sat down to eat his supper. He heard footsteps coming down the stairs and when he looked he saw a big tall man standing beside him. The boy said "Wont you have some potatoes." The man sat down at the table and never spoke but ate the potatoes. When he was finished he got up and walked across the floor and up the stairs again.
   Next morning when the man came he knocked the door and said "Are you alive young man." He said what his to stop me and the same thing happened the second night.
   On the third night the Lord left thinking he would never see the boy again. So at twelve o clock the ghost came down the

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Owen Murray

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Mount Saint Oliver, Co. Louth

   Informant

   Mr Murray

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Mount Saint Oliver, Co. Louth