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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 234

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    Many years ago there lived in Cavan a rich Squire who owned a fine mansion and rich pasture lands, from which the Irish (tenants) natives had been evicted in the days of his ancestors. The Squire, a celebrated sportsman, spent most of his time in England, rarely visiting this country, unless at the hunting season, when accompanied by a host of friends he would indulge in all sorts of excitement. On a part of the squires estate there stood an old mill, almost in ruins; and which many curious and terrifying stories had been told. The Squire offered a large sum of money to the person who would spend a night there. At length a young man, the only son of his widowed mother, determined, in ordered to provide her
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Greally
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Joseph Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Farren Connell, Co. Cavan