School: Clonmacnoise

Location:: Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
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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
  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

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