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School: Empor (roll number 941)

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Emper, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 041

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  1. A Ghost Story

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    Once upon a time a man was talking to another man about how brave he was.
    The other man bet him a pound that he would not go into the graveyard at night and drive a nail into a grave, and come back again without been frightened.
    The man went into the graveyard and stuck the nail in the grave.
    But he was wearing a long coat, and he stuck
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Halion
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    98
    Address
    Emper, Co. Westmeath