School: Dunshaughlin (B.)
- Location:
- Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Gearóid Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 237
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- There is an old house in the parish owned by Paddy Blake. This night a man was cheating playing cards, he put his hand under the table and was taking a card from the pack-one of his cards fell he stooped to pick it up and he saw the cloven foot, they all ran home with fear. Another night they were playing cards and a little man with red hair came in and asked them down for a drink. They would not go so he went off, and was never seen again. In a place called Reedsland there was a landlord who used to threat the servants badly. He used to beat them around the yard with a whip. One day one off the men pulled the whip off him he cut the head of the landlord and killed him. He was called Rowley Clooke. he used(continues on next page)
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- Michael Kenny
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