School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

Location:
Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 225

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  1. Long ago there was a certain protestant family living in Clonmacnois. There was a lady in the family. who used to get up from her (a) sleep at one o'clock and walk about the house and yard and haggard. Her father put a man in one window of the house one night and told him to shoot the lady the first time he saw he, or if he id not he would get himself shoot the next morning. He shoot the lady and when they went out the
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Corrigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Eddie Corrigan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly