School: Borris (B.)

Location:
Borris, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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  1. One night two men were coming home from playing cards it was about mid night. A man was standing next to them with a white long beard and a huge dog with him. They were afraid to turn back and afraid to speak. They did not know what to do. They made the sign of the cross on their foreheads and it disappeared. They went along and told a man. He said to them "That there was a man dying and he was a bad man". They said it was the devil they saw.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Hannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Patrick Sheehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ennistimon, Co. Clare