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School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)

Location:
Killadangan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138C, Page 04_012

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    An old man from the village, told me a story, he said when he was young he was very fond of card playing, and would stay until all hours of the night in a neighbour's house playing cards, and he said he was never afraid of any kind of a ghost.
    This night he was made afraid anyhow, as he was coming along a lonely part of the road, a big black dog jumped out across the road, and twisted around his feet, and he was not able to stir a hand or a foot, he said he managed
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maud Gannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tommie Hastings
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Mayo