School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)

Location:
Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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  1. There is a dog guarding a cave under Bective Abbey. No one living now ever saw the dog.
    There was a woman drowned in a pond in Ryan's field between Grange Boyne and Crerogue. There is a light seen at that place every night. Everyone hates to pass by the place after dark.
    There was a black dog seen on the Curtistown road. A man was going home from work fairly late at night when he saw a dog running behind him.
    The man whistled for his dog. When the dog had came the black dog disappeared.
    There is a black dog seen on the Curtistown road. It is not often seen. It is about the size of an ass with a
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ennistown, Co. Meath
  2. There is a black dog seen on the Curtistown road. It is not often seen. It is about the size of an ass with a
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