School: Collinstown

Location:
Collinstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0722, Page 236

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    Then Mulvey took out his pipe and sat down on the stick to smoke it. The Landlord continued walking up and down the stick until the clock struck twelve. Then he gnashed his teeth together at the weaver and vanished Mulvey brought home the stick.
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  2. About sixteen years ago a man named Frank McGrath was coming from Collinstown. Just at Barbavilla front gate a lodge stands. There is also a short cut leading to Kilpatrick. As Frank was crossing
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Collector
    Máire Ní Núaláin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Núaláin
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Barbavilla Demesne, Co. Westmeath