School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 233
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- Long ago there was a black dog at Lyttleton which used to follow people crossing the fields at night. A priest was told about this and the dog was never seen again.
He is supposed to be hunting a black pig from one heap of bushes to another. There is supposed to be a black pig in Flanagans of Coolabeena.
A man named Connaughton saw him one night. He rolled across the road and would not let the horse go. The horse got frightened and would not pass. Several people saw this pig at night.
- Collector
- John Conaughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Muckanagh, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Michael Conaughton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Muckanagh, Co. Westmeath
