School: Dangan (C.) (roll number 7499)
- Location:
- Dangan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Fhógartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 170
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- (continued from previous page)his crowbar would be found.
- There was once a kennel man living in the great castle of Lynch at Summerhill.
One day he forgot to feed the hounds and the next day when he came to feed them they turned on him and ate him savagely. This happened on the first day of November.
So on this date every year the man can be heard screeching. He is called "The Squalling Shaun".
The hounds did not eat his boots or leggings and as two women were gathering sticks in Langford's Wood they saw the "Boots and Leggings" at a distance [?](continues on next page)
