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Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
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B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 060

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  1. Fairy Stories and Traditions - A Ghostly Pair (continued)

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    same pair again. This time they walked up to him and immediately he became powerless and fell under them. They were he thought going to kill him and he shouted out "who are you or what do you want!" They replied and said "we would have killed you if you had not spoken. This is our last night on earth and a chance was given so that if we met anybody and was asked what we wanted that that person would have power to send us where he liked. So now you have power to send us where you like and that is what we want you to do." "Well" says the man, "I won't send ye to a bad place. I will send you to a parlour in Crom Castle but on condition that you will injure or torment nobody from this until the Day of Judgement." So they thanked him and off they went.
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  2. Fairy Stories and Traditions - Paddy Sochar and the Dark Man

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John O' Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    Lisnalee, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnalee, Co. Monaghan