School: Clonmacnoise

Location:
Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 166

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  1. Ghost Story
    Once upon a time a man the name of O Moore was working at Mr. Charlton's. One night as the man was going to bed, he heard the dresser in the kitchen falling down. He went to see what happened. As he did so he saw two men in green jackets come into the house.
    They were riding on two saddled horses with golden bridles on. So he lit the candle and went down-stairs. He could see no men or horses and the dresser was still standing up. He went back again to bed and quenched the candle, but after a few minutes he heard
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bridget O' Connor
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly