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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 422

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    One night a man was coming to Hacketstown. He was coming along Jones road when he saw a lot of little men jumping in and out through the gate. This man was on a bicycle, and when he came very near the gate he could not ride any further, so he got off the bicycle and started to walk, but the little men got in a line across the road and would not let him pass. After some time the man said to them, "Clear the way and let the people pass", so the divided and let him pass.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. games
            1. wake games (~170)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Willoughby
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Brigid Willoughby
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Hacketstown, Co. Carlow