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School: Irishtown

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Milltown, Co. Westmeath
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Margaret McNally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 050

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    The man returned home. It is believed that the little red woman sits protecting the place every week-night. She rings a bell when there is any sign of danger. It is shunned by man and beast. The grass has now grown up almost as tall as the bush.
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    There was a man one time and his name was Boyle. It is said that he robbed a mail coach that passed through Milltown. He got several sticks and put them standing on the ground by the side of the road. When the man who was driving the coach came on, Boyle stopped him and made him get down off the car. The driver of the car saw all the sticks and hats and thought they were armed.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Westmeath