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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

Location:
Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 284

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    One time there was a man and he was working with a farmer for a long time. This night he was coming home from work and he was passing a certain pool where a big black thing like a dog jumper up on his side. Then it disappeared again. It did the same thing for three nights. The man then said that he would stay in Ireland no longer but would go to America. On the night of his last day working with the farmer when coming home the black thing came out again and jumped up on him and put two black marks right through his body. The man went home and was found dead in the morning.
    That was the end of the man.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Hickey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Joseph Hickey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Duffery, Co. Carlow